Guest guest Posted January 1, 2003 Report Share Posted January 1, 2003 - viorica weissman MillionPaths Wednesday, January 01, 2003 12:42 PM [MillionPaths] Ashtavakra Gita - Fulfillment The Heart Of Awareness A translation of the Ashtavakra Gita ----- By Dr. Thomas Byrom Fulfillment First I gave up action, 1 Then idle words, And lastly thought itself. Now I am here. Ridding my mind of distraction, 2 single-pointed, I shut out sound and all the senses, And I am here. Meditation is needed 3 Only when the mind is distracted By false imagining. Knowing this, I am here. Without joy or sorrow, 4 Grasping nothing, spurning nothing, O Master, I am here. What do I care 5 If I observe or neglect The four stages of life? Meditation, Controlling the mind, These are mere distractions! Now I am here. Doing, or not doing, 6 Both come from not knowing. Knowing this fully, I am here. Thinking 7 Of what is beyond thinking Is still thinking. I gave up thinking, And I am here. Whoever fulfills this 8 Fulfills his own nature And is indeed fulfilled. http://www.swcp.com/~robicks/gita00.htm******************************************************************** MillionPaths URL: MillionPaths/ Un : MillionPaths *******************************************************************Your use of is subject to the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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