Song of Ribhu - Chapter 15 – The Means for Conquest of the Mind - Verses 25-30

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25

The Self alone is the guru of the Self.

The Self alone is the disciple of the Self.

The Self alone can know the Self.

The Self alone exists as the Self.

The Self alone can take away the Self.

The Self alone is the undivided fullness.

By attaining the certitude that I am the Self,

Son! Achieve conquest of thought.

 

26

The Self alone is the guru for the Self.

The Self alone is the japa (repetition of a mantra) for the Self.

The Self alone is the holy water for the Self.

The Self alone is the charity for the Self.

The Self alone is the holy shrine for the Self.

The Self alone is the fruit for the Self.

By attaining the certitude that the Self is all and I am only that Self,

Son! Achieve conquest of thought.

 

27

The Self alone is the listening for the Self.

The Self alone is also the reflection for the Self.

The Self alone is the meditation for the Self.

The Self alone is the samadhi for the Self.

The Self alone is the Knowledge for the Self.

The Self alone is the Liberation for the Self.

By attaining the certitude that the Self is all and I am only that Self,

Son! Achieve conquest of thought.

 

28

The Self alone is the humans and the gods.

The Self alone is Brahma and Hari.

The Self alone is Hara and Siva.

The Self alone is Uma and other feminine counterparts.

The Self alone is you and I.

The Self alone is all others.

By attaining the certitude that the Self is all and I am only that Self,

Son! Achieve conquest of thought.

 

29

The Self itself is the world and the java and the Supreme.

The Self itself transcends all.

The Self itself is the imperishable Truth.

The Self itself is the nature that is self-luminous.

The Self itself is eternal and pure.

The Self itself is the unsurpassed Bliss.

By attaining the certitude that the Self is all and I am only that Self,

Son! Achieve conquest of thought.

 

30

The Self, indeed, is of the nature of the supreme fourth state.

The Self, indeed, transcends the fourth state.

The Self, indeed, is of the nature of the blemishless Supreme.

The Self, indeed, is of the nature of the all pervasive.

The Self, indeed, is of the nature of the indestructible.

The Self, indeed, is of the nature of the undivided Supreme.

By attaining the certitude that the Self is all and I am only that Self,

Son! Achieve conquest of thought.

 

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Om Arunachala,

Rsichard