Dattatreya Avadhuta

March 16, 2009

Nisargadatta , Mahesh Kamat <mv.kamat wrote:

>

> Consciousness absolute has no body. It cannot be said that It is without a

body or attributes. All that can be said is that It is bliss absolute, and that

bliss am I. This is the height of worship, and this is the culmination of all

prayer. The Avadhuta who has realized this mystery of all mysteries, and has

risen to the state of unceasing and perfect bliss, moves about in the crowds

unconcerned, radiating bliss and higher knowledge. He is clothed in a habit of

old and worn. He walks in a path that is free from religious merit or sin. He

lives in the temple of absolute emptiness. His soul is naked, and free from all

taints and modifications of [illusions called] maya. The Avadhuta has no ideal,

neither strives he after the attainment of an ideal. Having lost his identity in

Atman, free from the limitations of maya, free also from the perfections of

yoga, thus walks the Avadhuta. He argues with no one, he is not concerned with

any object or person.

> - excerpts from the Avadhuta Gita Free from the snares of expectations and

hopes, he has cast off the worn-out garments of purity, righteousness, and all

ideals. His path is free from any such consideration. It can only be said about

him that he is purityabsolute, and is far, far above the clouds of maya and

ignorance. He has no such thoughts as " I am not in the body, " or " I am not the

body. " He has no aversion, attachment or infatuation towards any object or

person. Pure as space he walks, immersed in the immaculate bliss of his natural

state.The Avadhuta may be compared to immeasurable space. He is eternity. In him

is neither purity nor impurity. There is no variety nor unity in him; no bondage

nor absence of bondage. Free from separation and union, free from enjoyment or

absence of enjoyment, he moves calm and unhurried through the world. Having

given up all activityof the mind, he is in his normal state of indescribable

bliss. Atman, with which

> the Avadhuta has found natural unity, is limitless and inconceivable. It is

unknowable by the mind. It is neither a part nor is It divided. It cannot be

said, " So far is its province and no farther. " Verily, it is hard to describe

and hard to obtain. The Avadhuta is not concerned with the things of the world,

because the natural state of Self-realization renders all else insignificant.

Death and birth have no meaning; he meditates not, neither does he worship. All

this world is a magic show, like a mirage in the desert. Concentrated bliss,

alone and secondless, is Shiva and that is the Avadhuta. The wise man does not

strive for anything, not even for Dharma [good conduct and righteousness, etc.]

or liberation. He is free from all actions and movements, and also from desire

and renunciation. What do they, the pundits, know of him? Even the Vedas cannot

speak of him perfectly. That bliss absolute, ever indestructible, but a source

of bliss to all, is

> the Avadhuta.

>

busy reader and restless mind mahesh,

is " mahesh " affected by all this nice stories?....

Marc

March 18, 2009

Dear Mahesh

Please let me know the source of this excerpt from the Avadhuta Gita

and if the complete text is available on line.

Thanks

Pradeep--- On Mon, 3/16/09, Mahesh Kamat <mv.kamat wrote:

Mahesh Kamat <mv.kamat Dattatreya AvadhutaNisargadatta Date: Monday, March 16, 2009, 12:59 PM

Consciousness absolute has no body. It cannot be said that It is without a body or attributes. All that can be said is that It is bliss absolute, and that bliss am I. This is the height of worship, and this is the culmination of all prayer. The Avadhuta who has realized this mystery of all mysteries, and has risen to the state of unceasing and perfect bliss, moves about in the crowds unconcerned, radiating bliss and higher knowledge. He is clothed in a habit of old and worn. He walks in a path that is free from religious merit or sin. He lives in the temple of absolute emptiness. His soul is naked, and free from all taints and modifications of [illusions called] maya.

The Avadhuta has no ideal, neither strives he after the attainment of an ideal. Having lost his identity in Atman, free from the limitations of maya, free also from the perfections of yoga, thus walks the Avadhuta. He argues with no one, he is not concerned with any object or person. Free from the snares of expectations and hopes, he has cast off the worn-out garments of purity, righteousness, and all ideals. His path is free from any such consideration. It can only be said about him that he is purity absolute, and is far, far above the clouds of maya and ignorance. He has no such thoughts as "I am not in the body," or "I am not the body." He has no aversion, attachment or infatuation towards any object or person. Pure as space he walks, immersed in the immaculate

bliss of his natural state. The Avadhuta may be compared to immeasurable space. He is eternity. In him is neither purity nor impurity. There is no variety nor unity in him; no bondage nor absence of bondage. Free from separation and union, free from enjoyment or absence of enjoyment, he moves calm and unhurried through the world. Having given up all activity of the mind, he is in his normal state of indescribable bliss.

Atman, with which the Avadhuta has found natural unity, is limitless and inconceivable. It is unknowable by the mind. It is neither a part nor is It divided. It cannot be said, "So far is its province and no farther." Verily, it is hard to describe and hard to obtain. The Avadhuta is not concerned with the things of the world, because the natural state of Self-realization renders all else insignificant. Death and birth have no meaning; he meditates not, neither does he worship. All this world is a magic show, like a mirage in the desert. Concentrated bliss, alone and secondless, is Shiva and that is the Avadhuta. The wise man does not strive

for anything, not even for Dharma [good conduct and righteousness, etc.] or liberation. He is free from all actions and movements, and also from desire and renunciation. What do they, the pundits, know of him? Even the Vedas cannot speak of him perfectly. That bliss absolute, ever indestructible, but a source of bliss to all, is the Avadhuta.

- excerpts from the Avadhuta Gita

March 18, 2009

copy of the "Avadhuta Gita" is attached to this mail for introspection.

-mahesh

Pradeep Apte <prdp_apteNisargadatta Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:59:18 AMRe: Dattatreya Avadhuta

Dear Mahesh

Please let me know the source of this excerpt from the Avadhuta Gita

and if the complete text is available on line.

Thanks

Pradeep--- On Mon, 3/16/09, Mahesh Kamat <mv.kamat > wrote:

Mahesh Kamat <mv.kamat > Dattatreya AvadhutaNisargadattaMonday, March 16, 2009, 12:59 PM

Consciousness absolute has no body. It cannot be said that It is without a body or attributes. All that can be said is that It is bliss absolute, and that bliss am I. This is the height of worship, and this is the culmination of all prayer. The Avadhuta who has realized this mystery of all mysteries, and has risen to the state of unceasing and perfect bliss, moves about in the crowds unconcerned, radiating bliss and higher knowledge. He is clothed in a habit of old and worn. He walks in a path that is free from religious merit or sin. He lives in the temple of absolute emptiness. His soul is naked, and free from all taints and modifications of [illusions called] maya.

The Avadhuta has no ideal, neither strives he after the attainment of an ideal. Having lost his identity in Atman, free from the limitations of maya, free also from the perfections of yoga, thus walks the Avadhuta. He argues with no one, he is not concerned with any object or person. Free from the snares of expectations and hopes, he has cast off the worn-out garments of purity, righteousness, and all ideals. His path is free from any such consideration. It can only be said about him that he is purity absolute, and is far, far above the clouds of maya and ignorance. He has no such thoughts as "I am not in the body," or "I am not the body." He has no aversion, attachment or infatuation towards any object or person. Pure as space he walks, immersed in the immaculate

bliss of his natural state. The Avadhuta may be compared to immeasurable space. He is eternity. In him is neither purity nor impurity. There is no variety nor unity in him; no bondage nor absence of bondage. Free from separation and union, free from enjoyment or absence of enjoyment, he moves calm and unhurried through the world. Having given up all activity of the mind, he is in his normal state of indescribable bliss.

Atman, with which the Avadhuta has found natural unity, is limitless and inconceivable. It is unknowable by the mind. It is neither a part nor is It divided. It cannot be said, "So far is its province and no farther." Verily, it is hard to describe and hard to obtain. The Avadhuta is not concerned with the things of the world, because the natural state of Self-realization renders all else insignificant. Death and birth have no meaning; he meditates not, neither does he worship. All this world is a magic show, like a mirage in the desert. Concentrated bliss, alone and secondless, is Shiva and that is the Avadhuta. The wise man does not strive for

anything, not even for Dharma [good conduct and righteousness, etc.] or liberation. He is free from all actions and movements, and also from desire and renunciation. What do they, the pundits, know of him? Even the Vedas cannot speak of him perfectly. That bliss absolute, ever indestructible, but a source of bliss to all, is the Avadhuta.

- excerpts from the Avadhuta Gita