all mental conceptions are nothing but the Self

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THE ESSENCE OF RIBHU GITAThe following verses constitute the teachings of Siva to Ribhu,who in turn transmits those teachings to his disciple Nidhaga Rishi.The treatise goes by the name Ribhu Gita.The sine qua non of Mukti is Siva's grace39. The sadhaka practising meditation on the Self, shouldalways think firmly that all diversities of soul, world and creatorare the undifferentiated Brahman-Self only. By practice, hisconsciousness is freed from thoughts, after which he should giveup the above thought also and abide always in the thought-freestate of the Self (Ch.21, v.39)40. Abidance in the state of thought-free alert Awareness,is the state of mukti beyond thought and expression. Theemergence of thought is the bondage of untold suffering.Abidance in the Self is the true non-dual samadhi, and thatalone leads one to the eternal bliss of mukti. (Ch.21, v.41)41. The great illusions: maya (associated with God Iswara),avidya (associated with individual souls), mind and jivas (souls),world and its creator, all names and forms, and all mentalconceptions are nothing but the Self. One should ever abide inthis conviction. (Ch.22, v.23)