Krishjan

Chapter 11 — Chidrupa

Ashtavakra Gita

8 Shloka • Translation Only

Aṣṭāvakra said: One who is firmly convinced that the arising and disappearance of all states and conditions occur according to their own nature, becomes free from inner disturbance and modification. Released from suffering, he effortlessly abides in peace.

One who is firmly convinced that Īśvara alone is the creator of all, and that there is no other agent here, becomes free from all desires as they melt away within. Peaceful in nature, he no longer becomes attached to anything whatsoever.

One who is firmly convinced that both misfortune and prosperity arise in their proper time through the workings of destiny, remains ever content, with senses at rest in themselves. He neither desires nor grieves.

One who is firmly convinced that pleasure and pain, birth and death, occur through the unfolding of destiny, sees clearly what is to be accomplished and remains free from strain. Even while acting, he is not bound or tainted by action.

One who is firmly convinced that suffering arises from thought and from nothing else, becomes free from such thinking. Free from it, he is happy, peaceful, and devoid of craving everywhere.

One who is firmly convinced, "I am not the body, nor is the body mine; I am pure Awareness," attains a state akin to Kaivalya (absolute freedom). He no longer concerns himself with what has been done or left undone.

One who is firmly convinced, "I alone am all this—from Brahmā down to the smallest blade of grass," becomes free from all mental distinctions, pure, and peaceful. He rests content, beyond all concern for what has been attained or not attained.

One who is firmly convinced, "This wondrous universe is, in truth, nothing at all," becomes free from Vāsanās (latent tendencies and desires). Abiding as pure Awareness alone, he rests in peace, as though nothing whatsoever remains to be attained.