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Once Bhagavan composed twenty Tamil stanzas

containing his important teachings. They were not
written in any particular order to form a poem. Sri
Muruganar therefore suggested that Bhagavan
should write twenty stanzas more to make it the
conventional forty.Accordingly,Bhagavan
composed twenty more stanzas. Out of these forty,
Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni selected two as the
invocatory stanzas. Then Bhagavan wrote two
more to complete the forty. Some of the stanzas
were translations from Sanskrit, but as devotees
wanted all the forty verses to be original they were
eliminated and new stanzas composed in their
place. The verses were all arranged in a
continuous order to form a poem. Later, a
supplement consisting of a second forty verses was
added. So indifferent to authorship was Bhagavan
that he did not write all those supplementary
verses himself. When he came upon a suitable one
he used it -- mostly translations from Sanskrit --
and when not, he made one. The verses eliminated
from the original forty verses were included in the
supplement.

(I acknowledge with thanks the adept english

translation of Saddarshanam by Pro. K.
Swaminathan used in this book -Chandramowly)

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x$±å®¼uµ° xc¯u® š®âŠ®nµ.

Unless Reality exists, can thought of it arise? Since,

devoid of thought, Reality exists within as Heart, how
to know the Reality we term the Heart? To know
That is merely to be That in the Heart

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„µ¡®S®±®®®Š®w®±Ý š¯Mw® Yºqµ N¯l®±q®Ùuµ‡µ±°?
When those who are in dread of death seek refuge
at the feet of the deathless, birthless Lord Supreme,
their ego and attachments die; and they, now
deathless, think no more of death.

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w®®±Sµ cS®q®±Ù CŠ®±®ºqµ N¯o±rÙuµ. Bu®Û‹ºu® D cS®rÙSµ,

…œ®±Mu®®OÙS®¢Š®±® K…à N¯Š®oN®Š®Ù As®¯ ®OÙ‡µ²ºu®±
Cuµ Hw®±Ý®¼u®Š®@å †^w¯Ý†^y¯ä‡®±M$å. š®q®ã š®ºS®r‡µ±ºu®Šµ,
w®®±Sµ N¯o±rÙŠ®±® D „µ°Šµ „µ°Šµ œµš®Š®±, Š®²y®S®¡®±,
wµ²°l®±rÙŠ®±® w¯®¼, Yq®äy®h, N¯o±® qµŠµ, Au®w®±Ý
„µ¡®Tš®±® „µ¡®N®±, Cµ$宽 A®wµ°.

Since we know the world, we must concede for both

a common Source, single but with the power of
seeming many. The picture of names and forms, the
onlooker, the screen, the light that illumines -- all
these are verily He.

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q®q¯æ†Xu¯wµ°w® ®±q®º š®®±š®Ùº
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„¯®µ° 0µä°7®Õ q®w®ÝAå q¯w¯T

d°®, cS®q®±Ù ®±q®±Ù D®æŠ® − D ®±²Š®w®±Ý Bu®‹›‡µ±°

HŒ¯å ®±q®S®¡®, q®q®æ db¯ÓšµS®¡® BŠ®º„®. D ®±²Š®²
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®±²Š¯T N¯o±®¼u®± `w¯w®±' (Aœ®ºN¯Š®) CŠ®±®®ŠµSµ. B
"w¯w®±" š®q®±Ù, q¯w®± š®œ®c ›Úr‡®±@劮±®¼uµ°
š®Šµ²æ°q®Ù®±.

On three entities -- the individual, God and the world

-- every creed is based. That `the One becomes the
three' and that `always the three are three', are said
only while the ego lasts. To lose the `I' and in the
Self to stay is the State Supreme.

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š®q®ãº ®±³7¯ ¯ Yvu®º cl®º ¯
u®±»Qº š®±Qº µ°r ®±±u¯ ¯u®»
Au®³7®ÔŒµ²°N¯ xŠ®œ®º y®är°r−
‹Ý7¯ÕN®Œ¯Þ y®Š®®¾¯RŒµ°7¯Ô

D „®±®w® xc−š®±¡µ²h? š®±Q, u®±»Q, b¯Ów®µ½°?

Œ¯„®µ° db¯Óšµ? qµ²Šµ ®ãs®Á ¯u®
B „¯®wµ‡®± œ®‹› w¯wµº…±u®w®± qµ²Šµu®
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D cS®q®±Ù š®q®ãµ°? (qµŠµ‡®±µ±°Œµ N¯o±® X®$w®Yq®ä

u®³®ãS®¡®ºqµ) M±s®ãµ°? D qµ²°Š®±rÙŠ®±® Œµ²°N®,
b¯Ów®Š®²y®µ½°? A$åµ½°? cS®q®±Ù, š®±Qµ½°?
u®±»Qµ½°? Hº… ¯u®M¯u®S®¢ºu® y®$µ°w®±? D
cS®u®Ûȳ™Ô qµ²$T, q®w®Ýw®±Ý q¯w®± r¢u®±, Kºu®± HŠ®l®±
Hº…±u®w®±Ý †hÔ `w¯w®±' CŠ®u® ›Úr‡µ±° š®®Áš®®±âq®.

The World is true'; `No, it is a false appearance';

`The World is Mind'; `No, it is not'; `The World is
pleasant'; `No, it is not' -- What avails such talk? To
leave the world alone and know the Self, to go
beyond all thought of `One' and `Two', this egoless
condition is the common goal of all.

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Š®²y®q¯wµº… „®äµ±‰±Š®Œ¯T `š¯N¯Š®'

Š®²y® qµ²°ŠµÊS®¡®± D0®æŠ® cS®®¼ š®N®R;
Š®²y®q¯xRåvŠµ wµ²°l®±®w®u¯Š®±? Y−
u®²äy® š®æŠ®²y® q¯w¬ Hº…‹µ y®½Š®Ø

`w¯w®±' D uµ°œ® Hºu®± r¢u®@å , w¯®¼ Š¯®±, \®

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Hºu¯S® B Š®²y®S®¡®w®±Ý ‡®¾¯Š®± œµ°Sµ wµ²°l®$± š¯u®ã?
N®pØ$åuµ wµ²°l®$± š¯u®ãµ°? B N®nµØ° q¯w®±, q®±v
µ²u®@$åu® N®o±Ø.

If Self has form, the world and God likewise have

form. If Self is without form, by whom and how can
form(of world and God) be seen? Without the eye,
can there be sight or spectacle? The Self, the real
Eye, is infinite.

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q®u®ºq®Š¯ Oº „®±®w®º X®N¯›Ù
uµ°œ®º w¯ y®ºX®u®º q®uµ°q®q¬
y®0®ãºr Nµ° ¯ „®±®w®º „®oºq®±

uµ°œ®u®± y®ºX®Nµ²°0¯q®âN®®¼, Nµ²°0®S®¡®±

`uµ°œ®'Hº…±® y®u®uµ²¡®l®TŠ®±® `Ju®±'
uµ°œ®µº…±u®± w¯›Ù‡µ±wµ y®äy®ºX®®uµAå?
uµ°œ®Råuµ cS®®w¯Š®± N®ºl®®Š®±?

y®ºX®Nµ²°®S®¡® N®²hµ° uµ°œ®. Ÿ°TŠ®±¯S® `uµ°œ®'Hº…

y®u®u®@å D Ju®± Nµ²°®S®¡®² Al®Tµ.
uµ°œ®M$åuµ Œµ²°N® ®¼ºgµ? uµ°œ®M$åuµ Œµ²°N®®w®±Ý
N®ºl®®Š®±ºgµ?

The body is made up of the five sheaths; in the term

body all the five are included. Without the body the
world is not. Has one without the body ever seen the
world?

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y®ºX®7®‡®±N® Š®²y® š®N®R cS®µR宽

y®ºXµ°ºv䇮±ºS®¢Sµ y®äN®h¯S®±®®¼
y®ºXµ°ºv䇮¾¯u¯Š® ®±w® cS®®w®‹‡µ±, y®ä
y®ºX®µ° `®±w®', cS®, ®±wµ²°®±‡®±µw®±µ®¼

Œµ²°N®µŒ¯å − y®ºX®ME®‡®¾¯q®âN®, „µ°Šµ‡®±$å. ®…Û−

š®ÞE®Á−Š®²y®−Š®š®−S®ºu® S®¡µº… y®ºX®ME®‡®±S®¡®±
Sµ²°X®Š®¯S®±®¼u®± y®ºXµ°ºv䇮±S®¢Sµ. B y®ºXµ°ºv䇮±S®¡®
®±²$N® ®±w®š®±é Œµ²°N®®w®±Ý r¢‡®±$± N¯Š®o¯u®Û‹ºu®,
Œµ²°N®®¼ ®±w®šµé° BTuµ. ®±w®šµéº…±uµ° C$åuµ
Œµ²°N®®¼ºgµ?

The world is made up of the five kinds of sense

perceptions and nothing else. And those perceptions
are felt as objects by the five senses. Since through
the senses the mind alone perceives the world, is
the world other than the mind?

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Œµ²°N® ®±q®±Ù b¯Ów® CµŠ®l®² bµ²qµ‡®±Œµå° œ®±iÔ,

bµ²qµ‡®±@凵±° w¯®¯u®Š®², Œµ²°N® Sµ²°X®Š®¯S®±®¼u®±
b¯Ów®vºu®Œµ°. Œµ²°N®− b¯Ów® CµŠ®l®² œ®±iÔ,
w¯®¯S®±® š¯Úw®; „®®$‡®±S®¢$åuµ „µ¡®S®±®
y®‹y®½Š®Ø¯u® š®u®æš®±Ù.

Though the world and mind rise and fade together,

the world shines by the light of the mind. The ground
whence the world and mind arise, and wherein they
set, that Perfection rises not nor sets but ever
shines. That is Reality.

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w¯®± Š®²y®S®¢Š®u® …䜮âq®q®æv q®w®Ý
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„®d›u®Š®², B „®cwµ As®¯ y®½bµ w¯®±Š®²y®Š®Ÿq®¯u®,
y®‹y®½oÁ®š®±ÙMw® u®®Áw®NµÊ u¯‹‡®¾¯S®„µ°N®±. BS®®¾¯q®ä B
š®u®æš®±Ù−q®q®æu®@å q®w®Ý ‡®±s¯s®Á®w®±Ý r¢u®±, ¯ºr
œµ²ºv, š®q®ãu®®Áw®u®@å q®w®â‡®±w¯S®±®¼u®± š¯u®ã.

Under whatever name or form we worship It, It leads

us on to knowledge of the nameless, formless
Absolute. Yet, to see one's true Self in the Absolute,
to subside into It and be one with It, this is the true
Knowledge of the Truth.

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q®ã „¯ºr ®š®±Ù»
q®w¯âS®Ánµ° š¯ãq¬ S®Aq®º š®®±š®Ùº
w® y®0®ãq¯º š®X®ÏRw®º N®u¯z

u®æºu®æ räy®¼iS®¡µRå µ½ºu®w¯0®ä‰±š® uµ°

wµºu®± ®±w® 0µ²°vXš®R± HR宽 N®Š®T
š®Þºvš®R± ®±w® IN®Yq®Ùvº …䜮â®w®±
œµ²ºv ›ÚŠ®¯S®±®Š®± š®q¬ q®q®æu®Š®±

u®æºu®æS®¡®±, räy®¼iS®¡®± C®¼ xŠ®ºq®Š®¯T 'Kºu®w®±Ý'

B®ä‰±›µ. Bu®± ‡®¾¯®¼uµºu®± K¡®œµ²N®±Ê wµ²°l®$± A®¼
®±Šµ‡®¾¯S®±®®¼. œ¯Sµ q®q®æ®w®±Ý u®\Á›u®®Šµ° x\Ϻq®Š®±.

`Twos' and `threes' depend upon one thing, the ego.

If one asks in one's Heart, `What is this ego?' and
finds it, they slip away. Only those who have found
this know the Truth, and they will never be perplexed

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u¯ã N®s®º „¯r w® Xµ°u®u¯ã
u¯ã w¯ Oº y®ä„¯q®ãu¯ã
u®æ‡®±º š® N®šµã°r X¯‡®±Á ®±²R
š®æŠ®²y®x7¯Õ y®Š®®¾¯s®Áu¯ã

uµã‡®±± Auµã‡®±² Kºu®†h²ÔºvRå

u¯ã AuµãS®¡®± ‡®¾¯‹Sµºu®‹q®±
B `u®æ‡®±'u® ®±²R Bq®âX¯Š®vº r¢‡µ±
Au®æ‡®± b¯Ów®®u®± y®Š®®¾¯s®Á uµã

Ab¯Ów®M$åuµ b¯Ów®M$å; b¯Ów®M$åuµ Ab¯Ów®M$å. B

b¯Ów¯b¯Ów®S®¡®± ‡®¾¯‹Sµ Hº… ®±²$r¢u® A‹µ°
b¯Ów®µxš®±®¼u®±.

There is no knowledge without ignorance; and

without knowledge ignorance cannot be. To ask,
`Whose is this knowledge? Whose this ignorance?'
and thus to know the primal Self, this alone is
Knowledge.

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„µ²°u¯ÜŠ®®¾¯q¯âw®®±b¯w®qµ²° ‡µ²°
„µ²°u®» š® Oº š¯ãq¬ y®Š®®¾¯Š®Ú „µ²°u®»
„µ²°u®š®ã „µ²u®㚮ã X® š®º0®ä‡®±º š®æº
b¯w®q®š®Ùu¬ væq®‡®±º w®0µã°q¬

q¯w¯Š®± r¢‡®±u®Œµ HRå®w®± r¢vŠ®±®

b¯Ów® ®b¯Ów®, xc b¯Óq®³ y®Š®q®q®æ
b¯Ów® bµÓ°‡®±ºS®¢S®u¯u¯Š® µºu®‹q®
b¯Óx, `b¯Ów¯b¯Ów®' u®æºu®æ N®¡µ®

r¢‡®±„µ°N¯u® q®w®Ýw®±Ý r¢‡®±uµ, „µ°Šµ H$å®w®²Ý

r¢vŠ®±®¼u®±, Ab¯Ów®µ° œµ²Š®q®± b¯Ów®®$å. b¯Ów®,
š®N®$N®²Ê Bu¯Š®¯u® q®w®Ýw®±Ý r¢u®±Nµ²ºl®@å,
b¯Ów¯b¯Ów®S®¡®± w®\š®±®®¼.

Without knowing the Self that knows, to know all

objects is not knowledge; it is only ignorance. Self,
the ground of knowledge and the non-Self, being
known, both knowledge and ignorance fall away.

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xu¯ä w® u¯ã S®äœ®oº w® u¯ã
S®³œ¯Ør OºYw®Ý ‡®±s¯Š®Ú„µ²°uµ°
xu¯äy®u¯Š®Ú» S®äœ®nµ°q®Š¯ š¯ãq¬
Yuµ°® u¯ã Rš®ºq®ã0®²w¯ã

`r¢®¼' `r¢RåvŠ®±Nµ' S®w®ãµ° b¯Ów®

r¢‡®±±Nµ r¢®¼ ®±²mš®±NµS®± Aw®ã
„µ¡®S®±®¼u®± q¯w¯T Yu®²äzxº b¯Ów®
r¢®uµ° š®u®æš®±Ù®u®± 0®²w®ã®Rå

b¯Ów¯b¯Ów®S®¡®± C$åvŠ®±uµ° b¯Ów®µxš®±®¼u®±.

r¢‡®±±®¼u®± b¯Ów®®$å. r¢‡®±±®¼u®N®²Ê, r¢š®$Þl®±®¼u®N®²Ê
„µ°Šµ‡®¾¯T q¯w®± „µ¡®S®±rÙ®¼u®‹ºu®Œµ° b¯Ów®®¼ºg¯S®±®¼u®±.
Bu®± ®²w®ã®$å.

True Knowledge is being devoid of knowledge as

well as ignorance of objects. Knowledge of objects is
not true knowledge. Since the Self shines self-
luminous, with nothing else for It to know, with
nothing else to know It, the Self is Knowledge.
Nescience It is not.

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š®q®ã[Ïu¯q¯â u¯N®³r[Ïq¬
›uµã°q¬ y®³s®N¬ š®q®ãYqµ²° w® †Xw¯Ý
„®²7¯N¯Š¯» O®±± š®ºr š®q®ãº
w¯ š®±®Š®Øº y®³s®S®q®ä Œµ²°Nµ°

b¯Ów® w¯wµº…±uµ° xq®ã, w¯w¯N¯Š®

b¯Ów® ®b¯Ów®, „µ°Š®Rå q®xݺu®
†Xw®Ý Š®²y®u® Yw®Ýuµ²l®µS®¡®± ®±²Ru¯
Yw®Ý®Råuµ Yw®Ývºu®w®ãµ°?

b¯Ów®š®æŠ®²y®¯u® q¯wµ° š®q®ã. w¯w¯N¯Š® b¯Ów® Ab¯Ów®.

Aš®q®ã¯u® B b¯Ów®®½ š®q®ãb¯Ów®¯u® q®w®Tºq® „µ°Šµ‡®±$å.
œ®$®¼ Mw¯ãš®S®¡® Kl®µS®¡®±, w®®±Sµ qµ²°Š®Þl®±®ºqµ
š®q®ã®$å. A®NµÊ ®±²$š®q®ã¯u® …ºS¯Š® Hº…±v$åuµ,
Kl®µS®¢Š®$± š¯u®ãµ°?

The Self that is Awareness, that alone is true. The

knowledge which is various is ignorance. And even
ignorance, which is false, cannot exist apart from the
Self. False are the many jewels, for apart from gold,
which alone is true, they cannot exist.

y®u¯ãw®±¯u® Hº.BŠ¬. X®ºu®ä®¾¹¢

 „®S®¯w¬
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q®u¬ ‡®±±7®âuµ²°Š®š®âv š®ºy®är7¯Õ
q®›âw¬ w®7µÔ°š®âv ®±²R„µ²°u¯q¬
q®u®±ã7®âu®š®âw®âr®dÁqµ¶N¯
›Úr» cæRºr° š®œ®b¯q®âw®» š¯ãq¬

`w¯w®±'Eq®Ù®±y®¼Š®±7® ›Úr‰±ºu® `x°w¬' `A®w®±'

w¯xŠ®uµ ®±u®ã®±−y®äs®®±y®¼Š®±7®µAå?
w¯wµº… q®q®æ r¢uµ²l®wµ `w¯' R‡®±¯T
q¯wµ „µ¡®S®±®¼u¯q®â š®œ®c›Úr‰±ºu®

"w¯w®±"Hº… Eq®Ù®±y®¼Š®±E® CŠ®±®¼u¯u®Šµ, '"x°w®±" A®w®±"

Hº… ®±u®ã®±y®¼Š®±E®S®¡®² CŠ®±q®Ùµ.
Eq®Ù®±y®¼Š®±E®−q®q®æ®w®±Ý r¢‡®±±®¼u®Š® ®±²$N® "w¯w®±"
C$å¯T, N®äµ±°o Au®²C$åuµ, IN®¯T „µ¡®S®±®¼uµ° q®w®Ý
xc›Úr‡®¾¯TŠ®±q®Ùuµ.

`You' and `he' -- these appear only when `I' does.

But when the nature of the `I' is sought and the ego
is destroyed, `you' and `he' are at an end. What
shines then as the One alone is the true Self.

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 „®S®¯w¬
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„®²q®º „®7®ãX®Ï „®®q¬ š®æN¯Œµ°
q®u®æq®Á®¾¯w®š®ã œ¯‡®± q®q®æ®¾¬
œ¯š¯ã w® Oº š¯ãu®Ìq®„¯X®Š¯Ï
wµ¶N®š®ºP¯ãº S®owµ°® Œµ²°Nµ°

®Š®Ù®¾¯w®µ ®±²R „®²q® „®q®®ãNµÊ

`®Š®Ù®¾¯w®µ' HRå `q®w®Ý' N¯Ru®A
®Š®Ù®¾¯w®u® q®q®æ u®†h±Ô ±NµÊŠ®l®
w®sµÁ¶š®±Nµ, š®ºPµã `Kºu®'w®±¢uµpNµ

®Š®Ù®¾¯w®N¯$®w®±Ý Bu®‹›‡µ±° „®²q® „®ME®ãq¯Ê$S®¡®±.

C®½š®œ® q®®±â q®®±â N¯$S®¡®@å ®Š®Ù®¾¯w®µ° BTŠ®±q®Ùµ.
Bu®Û‹ºu® ®q®Á®¾¯w®µ½ºuµ° CŠ®±®¼u®±. D ®q®Á®¾¯w®u®
q®q®æ®w®±Ý r¢‡®±uµ, „®²q® „®ME®ãq¯Ê$S®¡®w®±Ý r¢‡®±$±
œµ²Š®l®±®¼u®±, š®ºPµã Kºu®w®±Ý †h±Ô HpNµ ®¾¯mu®ºqµ.

Past and future are dependent on the present. The

past was present in its time and the future will be
present too. Ever-present is the present. To seek to
know the future and the past, without knowing the
truth of time today, is to try to count without the
number `One'.

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 „®S®¯w¬
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N®æ „¯r vN¯ÊRN®s¯ w¯š¯âw¬
vN¯ÊRA°Œµ°œ® ®y®¼Š®æ‡®±º Xµ°q¬
w® N¯æz „¯µ²° w® N®u¯z „¯µ²°
®‡®±º q®± š®®Áq®ä š®u¯ X® „¯®±»

w¯Š®uµ uµ°0®N¯RS®¡®±ºgµ? uµ°œ®µ°

`w¯µ'w®R± uµ°0®N¯Œ¯w®±®rÁS®¡®±
w¯ºu®±, Ÿºuµ ®±±ºuµ‡®±± Kºuµ š®u®æš®±Ù
w¯Aå, AAå, š®®Áq®ä N¯R® ±°‹

w¯®¼ C$åuµ N¯$µ@å? uµ°®µ@å? w¯®¼ 'uµ°œ®' Hºu®±

r¢u®@å, N¯$ uµ°®S®¡® y®‹v^Sµ K¡®y®hÔºqµ BS®±q®Ùuµ. w¯®¼
uµ°œ®µ°? w¯®¼ DS®$², BS®$², ‡®¾¯¯S®$² CuµÛ°µ.
C@å, A@å, HŒµå$²å IN®µ°. œ¯S¯T, N¯$uµ°®S®¢Š®u® B
'w¯®¼' š®q®ã.

Without us there is no time nor space. If we are only

bodies, we are caught up in time and space. But are
we bodies? Now, then and always -- here, now and
everywhere – we are the same. We exist, timeless
and spaceless we.

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 „®S®¯w¬
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uµ°œ¯q®â„¯µ° cÓcl¹ š®®¾¯w¯
µ°N®š®ã uµ°œµ° œ®³vv°y®Ù Bq¯â
BN®ä®±ã uµ°œ®º X® cS®X®Ï y®½Š®Ø»
y®Š®š®ã µ±°‡®±º q®w®±®¾¯q®ä®¾¯q¯â

w®w®Ýw®‹‡®±u® ®±q®±Ù A‹q®®Š® „¯®u®A

w¯wµ²ºu®± uµ°œ®, ±Sµ uµ°œ®uµ²¡®q®q®æ−
®w®Ý‹q® b¯ÓxS®u®±, cS®®w®², HRå®w®±
q®w®Ýw®² „µ¡®S®±rœ® ®±²R Xµ¶q®w®ã

'q®w®Ýw®±Ý 'r¢‡®±u®®xS®², q®w®Ýw®±Ý r¢u®®xS®² uµ°œ® Hºu®Šµ

'w¯wµ°'. r¢‡®±u®®xSµ uµ°œ® ®¾¯q®äµ° 'w¯w®±'. r¢u®®xSµ,
'w¯w®±' š®N®$®½ Bu® 'q¯w¯T'qµ²°Š®±q®Ùuµ.

To those who do not know the Self and to those who

do, the body is the `I'. But to those who do not know
the Self the `I' is bounded by the body; while to those
who within the body know the Self the `I' shines
boundless. Such is the difference between them.

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 „®S®¯w¬
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AcÓš®ã cÓš®ã X® 0®æ®±›Ù
y®½Š®æš®ã u®³0®ãº cS®uµ°® š®q®ã®¾¬
y®Š®š®ã u®³0¯ã0®ä‡®±„®²q®µ±°N®º
š®q®ãº y®äy®½Š®Øº y®ä„¯q®ãŠ®²y®º

b¯ÓxS®² Ab¯ÓxS®² cS®®¼ š®q®ãµ°

b¯Ów®Ÿ°w®xS®ºq®± Œµ²°N®µ° š®q®ã!
b¯Óx r¢®w®± š®q®ãµwµ Œµ²°N®u¯u¯Š®
b¯Óx−®±²l®‹Tu®±µ ®±²Rq®®± „µ°u®

r¢u®®‹S®², r¢‡®±u®®‹S®² cS®q®±Ù š®q®ã¯TŠ®±q®Ùuµ.

b¯Ów®Ÿ°w®‹Sµ Œµ²°N® ®¾¯q®äµ° š®q®ã. b¯ÓxS®¢Sµ š®q®ã
Hº…±u®± Œµ²°N®NµÊ Bu¯Š®¯T AŠ®²y®¯T
q®±º†Nµ²ºmŠ®±q®Ùuµ. Cuµ° C®‹…àŠ®@åw® ®ãq¯š®.

To those who do not know and to those who do, the

world is real. But to those who do not know, Reality
is bounded by the world; while to those who know,
Reality shines formless as the ground of the world.
Such is the difference between them.

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uµ°» y®ä‡®±q®Ýš®ã X® Nµ²°z¯u®−
š®Ù‡µ²°Š®ÛÉ懵²°Š®²âR®±b¯w®q®º š¯ãq¬
uµ°» y®ä‡®±q®Ýš®ã X® ®±²R®š®±Ù
š®ºb¯w®q¯º wµ¶® vXw®Á ‡®±q®Ý»

vX œµXµ²Ï? y®¼Š®±7®y®ä‡®±q®Ýµ½°? „µ°u®®¼

vX−y®¼Š®±7® ®±²R®w®Ý‹‡®±u®®‹ºSµ
vX−y®¼Š®±7® ‡®±q®ÝS®¡® ®±²R®š®±Ù®w®‹q®
…±u®‹T° u®æºu®æS®¡® š®Þ7®ÁµA凮±u®±?

'Mv^ ¯u®S®¡®' ®±²$Mµ°N® M$åu®®‹Sµ, A®Š® M¯u®

®¾¯q®ä N¯o±q®Ùuµ. Mv^ ¯vS®¢Sµ IN®®±²$¯u® 'q®w®Ýw®±Ý'
r¢u®®Š®± B ®¾¯‡µ±Sµ ®±Šµ‡®¾¯u®®Š®±. B®Š®± ®±qµÙ B
…ŒµSµ †u¯ÛŠµ‡µ±°?

The debate, `Does free will prevail or fate?' is only

for those who do not know the root of both. Those
who have known the Self, the common source of
freewill and of fate, have passed beyond them both
and will not return to them.

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®±°£®Èã q®w¯âw®›Nµ°£®oº š¯ãq¬
w® u®ä7®±ÔŠ®w®ã» y®Š®µ²° Ÿ q®š®ã
°£¯ š®æ®±²Œµ° y®äA°‡®± x7¯Õ

wµ²°l®±®® q®w®Ý wµ²°l®uµ, q¯w®± uµ¶®®w®±

wµ²°l®Ru®± ®¾¯w®›N®u®0®Áw®µ …Sµ‡µ±
wµ²°l®±®®wµ²…àwµ°, q®w®Ý ®±²R® q¯w®±
wµ²°m ›ÚŠ®¯TxŒµ Auµ uµ¶® N¯nµÊ

H$å®w®²Ý wµ²°l®±rÙŠ®±® "q®w®Ýw®±Ý" N¯ouµ, q¯w®± uµ¶®®w®±Ý

wµ²°l®±®¼u®± ®¾¯w®›N® u®®Áw®µ°. q®w®Ýw®±Ý wµ²°l®…$å®wµ°
uµ¶®®w®±Ý wµ²°l®±®®w®ºqµ! q®w®Ý ®±²$u®@å, q¯w®±
®±²$®¼ w®E®Ô¯T wµ²°l®±®®w®± b¯Óx.

To see God and not the Self that sees is only to see
a projection of the mind. It is said that God is seen
by him alone who sees the Self; but one who has
lost the ego and seen the Self is none other than
God.

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Bq¯âw®±°£µ°q® y®Š®º y®äy®0µã°−
vq¯ãS®µ²°NµÙ°» š®±R„µ²° w® „¯®»
w¯qµâȶ® u®³0µ²ã° ‡®±v N¯ N®sµ°0µ°
š®æ‡®±º q®u®xÝ°„®®w®º q®v°£¯

Bq®âu®0®Áw® uµ¶®u®0®Áw®S®¡µº…±u®Š®
š®²£¯ÈâŠ®Ú N®ko, u®³S¬−u®³0®ãµŠ®mRå
`Bq®â' š®u®æš®±ÙSµ Bœ¯Š®¯Sµ y®Š®−
®¾¯q®â u®0®Áw®®uµ° D `q¯w®±'R‰±›

q®w®Ýw®±Ý q¯w®± wµ²°l®±®¼u®±, q¯w®± uµ¶®®w®±Ý wµ²°l®±®¼u®±

Hº… w¯w¯ ¯š®xS®¡® q¯q®ÞŠ®ãµ°w®±? q®w®Ýw®±Ý q¯w®±
wµ²°l®±®¼u®± œµ°Sµ? q¯w®± K…à „µ°Šµ‡®¾¯T wµ²°l®Œ¯S®u®±
Hºu®Šµ, uµ¶®®w®±Ý wµ²°l®±®¼u®± œµSµ? Au®±, q¯w®±
Bœ¯Š®¯S®±®¼uµ°.

When scriptures speak of `seeing the Self' and

`seeing God', what is the truth they mean? How to
see the Self? As the Self is one without a second, it
is impossible to see it. How to see God? To see Him
is to be consumed by Him.

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š®æ‡®±º vX‡µ²°w®Ù» y®ä„¯r S®±y®Ù»
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EvÛ°zš®±®w® …±v܉±w®‹‡®±R¡®µ?
…±v܇®±w®± K¡®Sµ rŠ®±T› uµ¶®u®A „µšµ‡µ±
›u®Ü u®0®Áw®u®±µ ®¾¯Š®Ì „µ°‹Rå

uµ¶®, …±vÜSµ „µ¡®N®± x°m B …±v܇®± K¡®Sµ „µ¡®S®±q®Ùuµ.

…±v܇®±w®±Ý K¡®Sµ rŠ®±T›, B q®q®æuµ²l®wµ „µŠµ‡®±„µ°N®$åuµ,
…±v܇®± š®œ¯‡®±vºu® uµ¶®®w®±Ý r¢‡®±±®¼u®± œµ°Sµ?
‡µ²°Yš®±. Aºu®Šµ, …±v܇®±w®±Ý K¡®Sµ šµ°‹› wµ²°l®±.

Without turning inwards and merging in the Lord --

it is His light that shines within the mind and lends it
all its light -- how can we know the Light of lights with
the borrowed light of the mind?

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w® ®OÙ uµ°œµ²°œ®±r y®äš®±y¹Ù
w® Nµ²°z w¯„®²®±ry®ä®OÙ»
‡®±qµ²ä°vqµ° š®®Á®±±uµ¶r q®š®ã
vX‡®¾¯œ®®±» 0µ²°u®‡®± cw®âuµ°0®®¾¬

`w¯w¬' Hºu®± D uµ°œ® œµ°¡®uµºvS®²

w¯xRåµw®Rœ®±uµ xu¯ä›Úr‡®±A?
w¯wµu®Û£®o š®N®R cS®µRå œ®±h±Ô®¼u®±
`w¯w¬' Evy® ®±²R 0µ²°vXš®± …±v܉±ºu®

'w¯w®±' Hºu®± D uµ°œ® œµ°¡®u®±. xväš®±¯S®$² w¯w®±

C$å Hºu®± ‡®¾¯Š®² œµ°¡®Œ¯Š®Š®±. D "w¯w®±" œ®±iÔu®
®±Š®±£®oµ° š®N®$®½ œ®±h±Ô®¼u®±. D w¯w®± H@å
œ®±h±Ôq®Ùuµ Hºu®± š®²£®Èâ …±v܉±ºu® µ²°v^š®±.

The body says not it is `I'. And no one says, "In sleep
there is no `I'." When `I' arises all (other) things
arise. Whence this `I' arises, search with a keen
mind.

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uµ°œ®y®ä®¾¯nµ²°w®ã Euµ°r ®±uµã°
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cx›q®u®±; YcÑl®S®äºt, š®²£®Èâ0®‹°Š®
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cl®®‹°Š® 'w¯w®±' Hw®±Ý®¼v$å. š®u®æš®±ÙMSµ cw®w®M$å. D

®±uµã uµ°œ®y®‹®¾¯o Š®²y®¯T 'w¯w®±' œ®±h±Ô®¼u®±.
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Aœ®ºN¯Š®, š®ºš¯Š®, ®±w®š®±é Hº…±u¯T r¢.

The body says not it is `I'. And no one says, "In sleep
there is no `I'." When `I' arises all (other) things arise.
Whence this `I' arises, search with a keen mind.

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Š®²y¯0®wµ²° u®²q®S®³Ÿ°q®Š®²y®»
š®æ‡®±º Š®²y®» š®æX¯Š®N¯Œµ°
u¯®q®ãœ®ºN¯Š®z0¯X® I7®»

Š®²y®vº cx› Š®²y®S®¡®Aå wµRš®±q®Ù

Š®²zxº „®±d›, ®³vÜ›, Š®²y® †h±Ô
Š®²y® q®¡µ®¼u®±, X¯‹š®R± †gµ²Ô°l®±®¼u®±
Š®²zŠ®u®œ®ºN¯Š®µº… yµº„®²q®

Š®²y®®w®±Ý q®¡µu®± œ®±h±Ô®¼u®±, Š®²y®®w®±Ý Bu®‹›

x$±å®¼u®±, Š®²y®u® wµŠ®Mxºu® „®±d›, „µ¡µ‡®±±®¼u®±.
Š®²y®®w®±Ý †h±Ô Š®²y®®w®±Ý q¯¡®±®¼u®±. ‡®¾¯®¼vu®±?
Hºu®± œ®±l®±O wµ²°l®$± Lmœµ²°S®±®¼u®±, B Š®²y®M$åu®
Aœ®ºN¯Š®z¯X®.

Holding a form it rises; holding a form it stays;

holding and feeding on a form it thrives. Leaving one
form, it takes hold of another. When sought, it takes
to flight. Such is the ego-ghost with no form of its
own.

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„¯µ°œ®®±» š®®Á±u®º „¯r
R‡µ±°œ®µ²° wµ¶® „¯r OºYq¬
q®š¯âu®œ®ºŠ®²y®±u®º š®®±š®Ùº
q®w¯âŠ®Ìoº š®®Ác‡®¾¯‡®±®¾¯Š®Ì»

Aœ®±ºu® qµ²°Š®±®¼u®± š®N®RcS®µR宽

Aœ®®±¢‡µ± cS®®¢®¼u®u®Š®s®Á µ°wµ?
Aœ®µ± š®N®R®¼ Aœ®ºN¯Š®®±²Ru® 0µ²°u®
Ÿq® š®®Á® c‰±y® xc Š¯c®¾¯S®Á

Bœ®ºN¯Š® Cuµ Hºu¯S®®¾¯q®ä, š®N®$®½ Cµ. Av$å¯u®Šµ,

‡®¾¯®¼u®² C$å. Bu®Û‹ºu® Aœ®ºN¯Š®µ° H$宽
BS®±q®Ùuµ. Aºu®µ±°Œµ, D Aœ®ºN¯Š®®¼ ‡®¾¯®¼u®± Hº…
Awµæ°E®nµ‡µ±°, š®N®$®w®²Ý †l®±®¼u®± Hºu®± r¢.

When the ego rises all things rise with it. When the
ego is not, there is nothing else. Since the ego thus
is everything, to question `What is this thing?' is the
extinction of all things.

y®u¯ãw®±¯u® Hº.BŠ¬. X®ºu®ä®¾¹¢

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š®q®ã ›ÚrŠ¯Ýœ®®±±uµ°r ‡®±q®ä
q®Xµ²Ï°u®‡®±š¯Úw®S®µ°7®nµ°w®
w¯ w® w®0µã°u®ãv q®w®Ý w®0µã°q¬
š¯æqµâȶN®Š®²y¯ N®s®®±š®±Ù x7¯Õ

`w¯w®±' œ®±hÔu® ›Úr‡®±± w¯¬ `Auµ°' Bu® ›Úr

`w¯w¬'Hº…±u®Š®®±²R 0µ²°u® ®¾¯l®u®Œµ
`w¯w®±' w®[š®u®± Aw®ã®¾¯Š®Ìvº, B `w¯w®±'
¤°pš®uµ Bq®â›Úr‡®± x7µÕ‡µ±ºq®±?

'w¯w®±' Hº…±u®± œ®±hÔuµ CŠ®±® ›Úr‡µ±° − w¯®¼ 'Au®±

BT' CŠ®±® ›Úr. "w¯w®±" œ®±h±Ô® ®±²$®w®±Ý œ®±l®±O,
šµ°Š®uµ; "w¯w®±" œ®±hÔu® 'q®w®Ý' w¯® œµ°Sµ š¯u®ã? Bu®w®±Ý
œµ²ºu®uµ, 'q¯w®±' Auµ° Bu® ›Úr‡®±@å x$å$±
š¯u®ã¯S®±®¼u®± œµ°Sµ?

`That' we are, when `I' has not arisen. Without

searching whence the `I' arises, how to attain the
self-extinction where no `I' arises? Without attaining
self-extinction, how to stay in one's true state where
the Self is `That'?

y®u¯ãw®±¯u® Hº.BŠ¬. X®ºu®ä®¾¹¢

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N®²yµ° ‡®±s¯ S¯l®cŒµ° q®s¯ºq®»
x®±cÑÉã …±u¯ÜÉã [q®‡®¾¯ xq¯ºq®®¾¬
y¯äoº X® ¯X®ºX® x‡®±®±ãYw®æw¬
ºuµ°xÝb¯œ®ºN®³r®±²R Š®²y®º

®±±¡®±T „¯‡®± q®¡®Nµ, N®¡µu® ®š®±Ù® Ÿm®

y®¡®Tv°c±S® w®ºq®œ®ºN¯Š® q®¡®Nµ
…¡®› ®±r š®²£®Èâqµ‡®± ¯N¯òo …ºvXš®±q®
C¢u®± ®±w®uµ²¡®Sµ 0µ²°vXšµ š®q®ã š®±ßŠ®nµ

K…à, „¯M‡®±@å ®±±¡®±Tu® ®š®±Ù®w®±Ý œµ²Š®Sµ qµSµ‡®±$±,

x°‹w®@å ®±±¡®±S®±®ºqµ, 'w¯w®±' œ®±h±Ô® ®±²$®w®±Ý,
r°£®Èدu® …±v܉±ºu®, ¯N¬−y¯äo …ºu®w®vºu®, B¡®NµÊ
®±±¡®±T r¢‡®±„µ°N®±.

Controlling speech and breath, and diving deep

within oneself -- like one who, to find a thing that has
fallen into water, dives deep down -- one must seek
out the source whence the aspiring ego springs.

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 „®S®¯w¬
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X®ŠµÏȶ® š®q¯ãq®âX¯Š®oºš¯ãq¬
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±r y®ä®¾¯ š®q®ãX¯Š®n¯ºS®º

`w¯w¬'Hw®uµ ®±w® ®±±¡®±T, ®±w®uµ²¡®TxºuµAå

`w¯w®±' „µ¡®S®±®¼uµ² B 0µ²°u®wµ‡µ± b¯Ów®
w¯w®Råu®±, `w¯w®± Au®±' Hº… „¯®wµ y®ä−
u¯w® Yºqµ‡µ± Yºrš®R± š®œ¯‡®±N®®¼

'w¯w®±' Hºu®± ®¾¯rxºu® w®±m‡®±uµ, K¡®Sµ ®±±¡®±S®±®

®±w®›éxºu¯T, "w¯w®±" „µ¡®S®±®¼uµ@å Hº… µ²°u®wµ‡µ±°
b¯Ów®MX¯Š®. AE®Ô$åuµ, " Cu®± w¯w®± A$å" "Au®± w¯w®±
BS®±qµÙ°wµ" Hºu®± „¯Mš®±®¼u®±, Nµ°®$ š®œ¯‡®± ®¾¯q®ä
BS®±®¼u®$åuµ, Auµ° MX¯Š®¯S®±q®Ùuµ‡µ±°?

Cease all talk of `I' and search with inward diving

mind whence the thought of `I' springs up. This is the
way of wisdom. To think, instead, `I am not this, but
That I am,' is helpful in the search, but it is not the
search itself.

y®u¯ãw®±¯u® Hº.BŠ¬. X®ºu®ä®¾¹¢

 „®S®¯w¬
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S®µ°0®n¯q¯òy®ã œ®³u®ºq®Š®º q®q¬
y®qµ°u®œ®ºq¯ y®‹„®±S®Ý[°Š¯è
As¯œ®®±w®ãq¬ š®±ßŠ®r y®äN®³7®Ôº
w¯œ®ºN®³rš®Ùq®ÞŠ®µ±°® y®½Š®Øº

w¯w®± ‡®¾¯Šµºu®± ®±w® œ®±l®±O œ®³u®‡®±® šµ°Šµ

w¯wµº…±u®Š® [Š®XµÐ°u®¯S®±®¼u®±
w¯w®± w¯wµºu®± „µ°Šµ²ºu®± š®±¢®¼u®± ®±±ºuµ
q¯w®œ®ºN®³r‡®±Rå y®½n¯Áq®â®u®±µ°

"w¯w®±" ‡®¾¯Šµºu®± œ®±l®±N®±q¯Ù ®±w®š®±é, …±vÜS®¡®w®±Ý u¯i,

œ®³u®‡®±š¯Úw®®w®±Ý šµ°‹u¯S®, "w¯w®±"Hº…±®w®± q®ŒµNµ¡®S¯T
†u®±Û, AŒµå°, "w¯w®±" "w¯w®±" Hw®±Ýq®Ù Kºu®± ®š®±Ù
Sµ²°X®‹š®±®¼u®±. œ¯Sµ qµ²°‹u®Š®² Au®± Aœ®ºN¯Š®®$å.
y®‹y®½Š®Ø ®š®±Ùµ° Au®±.

When the mind turns inward seeking ‘ Who am I?’

and merges in the Heart, then the `I' hangs down his
head in shame and the One `I' appears as Itself.
Though it appears as `I-I', it is not the ego. It is
Reality, Perfection, the Substance of the Self.

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Aœ®ºN®³rº ‡µ²° Rš®r S®ä›q¯æ
Oº q®š®ã N¯Š®ãº y®‹[7®Ô®±›Ù
OºYvæb¯w¯r š® w¯q®âwµ²°w®ãq¬
q®š®ã ›Úrº „¯®‰±q®±º £®®±» N®»

q®w®Ýœ®ºN¯Š®®w®± w®±ºT y®äcæAš®±¯

q®w®â‡®¾¯w®ºu® wµš®S®R± N¯Š®ã®¼ºgµ?
†Xw®Ý q®w®S®w®ãq®ä Rå µºuµw®±®w®® w¯
Ew®Ýq® ›Úr‡®± w¯®‹® …Sµ Hºq®±?

"w¯w®±" Hº…±u®w®±Ý w®±ºT y®äcæ@›, q®w®â‡®±w¯T

Bw®ºu®u®@劮±®w®±, ®¾¯l®„µ°N¯u® Nµ$š®µ°xuµ? A®w®±
q®w®Tºq® „µ°Šµ‡®¾¯u® ‡®¾¯®¼u®w®²Ý r¢‡®±u®®w®±. A®w®
›Úr, Cºs®uµÛ° Hºu®± w¯®¼ r¢‡®±±®¼u®± œµ°Sµ?

For him who is the Bliss of Self arising from

extinction of the ego, what is there to do? He knows
nothing other than this Self. How to conceive the
nature of his state?

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Bœ® š®±ßhº q®q®æ®±›°r µ°u®−
š®Ùs¯y®ã š®ºy¯äy®ã y®Š¯q®â x7¯Õº
„®²‡µ²° X¯Šµ²° ®±ru®±…ÁRq®æº
q®q®é®Áu¯ š¯æq®âq®‡®¾¯ Ÿ „¯r

`Au®±' x°w®± ‡µ±ºu®± Uµ²°™šµ µ°u® `w¯w®±' ‡®¾¯−

®¼u®± ‡µ±ºu®± r¢u®± xRåuµ, `w¯w®± Cu®±µ°'
`Cu®± w¯w®± ARå' µº„¯X®ºX®Rqµ‡µ±°Nµ
'Au®±' w¯w®± š®®ÁN¯Rv œµ²¡µ® „µ¡®N®±

"Auµ° x°w®±" Hºu®± µ°u®S®¡®± Euµ²Í°™š®±rÙŠ®$±, q®w®Ýw®±Ý,

q¯w®± ‡®¾¯Š®± Hºu®± r¢‡®±uµ, "Au®± w¯w®±" "Cu®± A$å"
Hºu®± r¢‡®±±®¼u®±, ®±wµ²°…$ C$å¯u¯S®Œµ°.
‡®¾¯¯S®$² Au®±, q¯w¯T „µ¡®S®±q®ÙŒµ° CŠ®±®¼u®$åµ?

When the Vedas have declared, `Thou art That' --

not to seek and find the nature of the Self and abide
in It, but to think `I am That, not This' is want of
strength. Because, That abides for ever as the Self.

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±r y®ä¯uµ²° ®±w®±cš®ã œ¯š®ã»
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š¯æqµâȶN®q¯‡®¾¯º Ÿ vX‡®¾¯ w® „µ°u¯»

`w¯w®‹qµ wµw®Ý' r¢‡µ±w®± w¯w®± w®w®Ý Hw®±−

¯w®±m‡®±± œ¯š¯ãš®Þu®®¼ X¯‹š®R±
w¯ wµ²°l®±®®, u®³0®ã„µ°Šµw®ÝŒµŠ®l¯q®â
q¯xœ®±uµ? IN®µRå‹S®u®w®±„®®®¼

"w®w®Ýw®±Ý w¯w®± r¢v$å", "w®w®Ýw®±Ý w¯w®± A‹ruµÛ°wµ" Hºu®±

œµ°¡®±®¼u®±, œ¯š¯ãš®Þu®¯Tuµ. INµ? q®w®Ýw®±Ý q®w®Sµ
ME®‡®±®w¯ÝT ®¾¯mu®Šµ, q¯w®± HŠ®l¯S®±q®Ùuµ‡µ±°? q¯w®±
IN®¯TŠ®±®¼u®± H$å‹S®² Aw®±„®®›u®Üµ°.

To say `I do not know myself' or `I have known

myself' is cause for laughter. What? Are there two
selves, one to be known by the other? There is but
One, the Truth of the experience of all.

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š®æ„¯®›uµÜ°w®±y®R„®ã x7¯Õ®¾¬
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Š®²y®w¯wµ¶N®®±±Qy®ä¯u¯»

CŠ®±®¼uµŒµåR±å š®æ„¯®›u®Ü®¼ š®u¯

›ÚŠ®v š®æš¯Úw® œ®³u®‡®±v r¢u®± xRuµ
HŠ®lµ²ºu®±, Cœ®±vRå, Š®²y®uµ, CRåµw®±−
®Š® ¯u® X®XµÁ …‹ ®¾¯‡®¾¯Œ¯š®

š®®Áu¯, š®N®$‹S®² š®æ„¯®¯TŠ®±® ®š®±Ù®w®±Ý,

š®æš¯Úw®¯u® œ®³u®‡®±u®@å A‹q®±, B ›Úr‡®±@å š®æš®Úqµ
œµ²ºu®uµ; Cuµ − C$å, Š®²y® − AŠ®²y®, IN® − u®æ‡®±,
As®¯ HŠ®l®² A$å Hºu®± ¯vš®±®¼u®± −
®¾¯‡®¾¯uµ²°E®.

The natural and true Reality forever resides in the

Heart of all. Not to realize It there and stay in It but
to quarrel `It is', `It is not', `It has form', `It has not
form', `It is one', `It is two', `It is neither', this is the
mischief of maya

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To discern and abide in the ever-present Reality is

true attainment. All other attainments are like powers
enjoyed in a dream. When the sleeper wakes, are
they real? Those who stay in the state of Truth,
having cast off the unreal -- will they ever be
deluded?

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q®w®S¯q®â ›vÜš®R± B cy®u® œ®ºSµ°Nµ?
wµwµ‡®±„µ°Nµ°Nµ w®Š® q¯w®± w®Š®wµºu®±?

w¯®¼ D ®‹°Š® Hº… „¯®wµ …ºu® ®±Š®±£®o, w¯®¼ Cu®±

A$å. w¯®¼ Au®±, B š®æŠ®²y® Hºu®± „¯Mš®±®¼u®± −
w¯®¼, Au®± BT x$å$± š®œ¯‡®±N®. Bu®Šµ, ‡®¾¯¯S®$²
w¯®¼ Auµ° Hºu®± r¢‡®±„µ°Nµ°Nµ? w¯w®± ®±w®±E®ã, w¯w®±
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Auµ° BTŠ®±µ®$å?

If we think we are the body, then to tell ourselves,

`No, I am That', is helpful to abide as That. Yet --
since ever we abide as That -- why should we
always think, `I am That?' Does one ever think, `I am
a man'?

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`š¯u®wµSµ uµæȶq®µ°', `š¯u®ãNµÊ Auµæȶq®'

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`During the search, duality; on attainment, unity' --

This doctrine too is false. When eagerly he sought
himself and later when he found himself, the tenth
man in the story was the tenth man and none else
(ten men crossed a stream and wanted to make sure
they were all safe. In counting, each one left himself
out and found only nine. A passer-by gave each a
blow and made them count the ten blows).

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w¯®¼ N®®±Á ®¾¯l®±®®Šµºu®± r¢u®Šµ, N®®±Á y®$S®¡®w®±Ý

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N®®±Áq®ä‡®±S®¡®² CŠ®±®¼v$å. Cuµ° xq®ã®±±OÙy®s®.

If we are the doers of deeds, we should reap the

fruits they yield. But when we question, `Who am I,
the doer of this deed?' and realize the Self, the
sense of agency is lost and the three karmas slip
away. Eternal is this Liberation.

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…ºu®−µ²£®u® Yºqµ w®ºq®Š®®uµAå?

"w¯w®± …u®Ü , y¯® …ºv^q®" Hºu®± r¢vŠ®±®®ŠµSµ ®¾¯q®ä,

…ºu®vºu® †l®±S®lµ‡®± Yºqµ CŠ®±q®Ùuµ. …ºu®w®µ° C$åu®
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…ºu®w®u® As®¯ ®±±OÙ‡®± Yºqµ‡µ±@å?

Thoughts of bondage and of freedom last only as

long as one feels, `I am bound'. When one inquires
of oneself, `Who am I, the bound one?' the Self,
Eternal, ever free, remains. The thought of bondage
goes; and with it goes the thought of freedom too.

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If asked, `Which of these three is final liberation:

With form, without form, or with-and-without-form?' I
say, Liberation is the extinction of the ego which
enquires `With form, without form, or with-and-
without-form?'

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