Ashtavakra-Gita
Ashtavakra-Gita
Ashtavakra-Gita
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14: Tranquility<br />
Janaka said:<br />
14.1<br />
Though appearing asleep like other men,<br />
one whose interest in the world is exhausted,<br />
whose mind has been emptied,<br />
who thinks only by inadvertence,<br />
is in Reality awake.<br />
14.2<br />
When desire has melted,<br />
how can there be wealth,<br />
or friends, or the seduction of senses?<br />
What use is scripture and knowledge?<br />
14.3<br />
I have realized the Supreme Self,<br />
the Witness, the One.<br />
I am indifferent<br />
to bondage and freedom.<br />
I have no need for liberation.<br />
14.4<br />
The inner condition<br />
of one who is devoid of doubt<br />
yet moves among creatures of illusion<br />
can only be known by those like him.