Ashtavakra-Gita

3.8
Strange that one who is unattached
to the things of this world and the next,
who can discriminate between the transient and the timeless,
who yearns for freedom,
should yet fear the dissolution of the body.
3.9
Whether acclaimed or tormented
the serene sage abides in the Self.
He is neither gratified nor angered.
3.10
A great soul
witnesses his body’s actions
as if they were another’s.
How can praise or blame disturb him?
3.11
Realizing the universe is illusion,
having lost all curiosity,
how can one of steady mind fear death?
3.12
With whom can we compare
the great soul
who, content knowing Self,
remains desireless in disappointment?
3.13
Why should a person of steady mind,
who sees the nothingness of objects,
prefer one thing to another?
3.14
He who is unattached,
untouched by opposites,
free of desire,
experiences neither pleasure nor pain
as events pass through.