‘Astavakra Gita’ is that precious Jewel, I truly love.  Each sentence of this book has so powerful meaning, if you understand each one – you’ll be relieved from all life’s problems and worries. This book has the conversation of a King and a Saint. If you are reading about this book first time or second time or maybe third or hundredth time; this book will always give new meaning and insight. Here I’d like to discuss an excerpt of that small book.

Question: how to attain wisdom, liberation and non-attachment?

Answer: witness is liberation and, you are the witness. Whenever, a person lives by witnessing his/her body and incidents of life. At those times, s/he is at peace and out of bondage.

You are formless, out of caste-system and, stages of life. You can’t perceived by physical senses. Know this fact that: “you are unattached and, you can witness the whole universe (everything)” – understand this and be happy!

You are not the mind that contains: religion, atheism, happiness and misery. You are the ‘witness’ – a witness is not a doer but an observer (never participates and indulges in actions). Witness has always been liberated.

The problem is that: everyone understands s/he is the doer, but this isn’t the truth – this is just an ego. Truth is that: a witness is not a doer; witness is always an observer and ever liberated.

A ‘soul’ or ‘consciousness’ is that: which witnesses, which observes, which is already perfect, peaceful, non-attached; free from actions and, which is desireless. This is illusion that we don’t understand simple facts.

The main bondage is that, we see other – as a witness (observing us); don’t see oneself as a witness…as an observer of one’s own body and thoughts.

Open your eyes, and be awakened! You are a witness only. Trust doesn’t come without experiments. Do the experiments…let the trust come…and this trust will make you enlightened.

You are not the body, which changes and deteriorates; which takes birth and dies. Understand this illusion and break this veil of ignorance. You are a witness that is innocent and, self-illuminated.

Forms are false, because form is a matter; that can change. But a formless is everlasting and unchangeable, and that is – only you.

If you understand your soul, your being; then the projections of mind will become quiet. The reason of unwanted mental projections and disharmony in emotions is due to – you don’t know yourself.

Whatever you think, you start becoming like that. If you understand that you are a body then you’ll be in tune with body and, will be in a trap. If you understand that you are a mind – then you’ll be stretching yourself in mental projections. With anything you identify yourself; it’ll shadow you and overpower you.

You are the observer of everything, like: hunger, thirst, happiness, birth and death. How can you be disturbed in happiness or suffering? If you witness your body actions and understand – that is not you.

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