Ashtavakra Gita
Chapter 1 - Verse 3
Chapter 1 - Verse 3
You do not consist of the elements - earth, water, fire, air or even ether. To be liberated, know yourself as consisting of consciousness, the witness of these. 1.3
The body is born out of the earth. It is growing by getting energy from air, water and sunlight. When it dies, it disintegrates and get back to the elemental level. The cellular functions, respiration, digestion, formation of blood, bone and muscle are happening on its own without our intervention. It's fully controlled by Nature and it works smoothly according to the predetermined programming.
Son, do not associate yourself with those elements. This association is the bondage.
You say, I am ugly or beautiful. I am young or old. I am stupid or wise. I am healthy or sick. Beauty, health, sickness, young and old are related to the body. Mind is nothing but a subtle part of the body. Just as the body hormones fluctuates, the moods of the mind swings. Either of them are not in your control. The food only converts into body and mind in a course of time. World is nothing but the play and interplay of bodies and minds which are basically elements.
You are not the body or mind and you are not the enjoyer of both too.
The only relationship you can have with this world is to be a witness.
The movie is on the screen of your mind and you be seated and watch the show. You are not the screen, you are not a character, you do not go through the experiences. You are not lost in the drama. You are mere the witness of all happenings.
To be liberated, know yourself separate from all these happenings. Seeing yourself distinct from the body, you are happy, peaceful and free now.
If only you will remain resting in consciousness, seeing yourself as distinct from the body, then even now you will become happy, peaceful and free from bonds. 1.4
The body is born out of the earth. It is growing by getting energy from air, water and sunlight. When it dies, it disintegrates and get back to the elemental level. The cellular functions, respiration, digestion, formation of blood, bone and muscle are happening on its own without our intervention. It's fully controlled by Nature and it works smoothly according to the predetermined programming.
Son, do not associate yourself with those elements. This association is the bondage.
You say, I am ugly or beautiful. I am young or old. I am stupid or wise. I am healthy or sick. Beauty, health, sickness, young and old are related to the body. Mind is nothing but a subtle part of the body. Just as the body hormones fluctuates, the moods of the mind swings. Either of them are not in your control. The food only converts into body and mind in a course of time. World is nothing but the play and interplay of bodies and minds which are basically elements.
You are not the body or mind and you are not the enjoyer of both too.
The only relationship you can have with this world is to be a witness.
The movie is on the screen of your mind and you be seated and watch the show. You are not the screen, you are not a character, you do not go through the experiences. You are not lost in the drama. You are mere the witness of all happenings.
To be liberated, know yourself separate from all these happenings. Seeing yourself distinct from the body, you are happy, peaceful and free now.
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