the quantum leap into

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to exist, there was liberation and so long as
"I' existed, there was only bondage.'' 1
Ashtavakra does not lay down any
pre-condition or prior qualification. He accepts
his clients on an "as is where is' basis. There
is neither any cultivation of particular qualities
nor any renunciation of existing conditioning.
It is just Being and no becoming. ""How and
where can anyone think of acceptance or
rejection?'' ""His mind neither renounces nor
accepts; neither rejoices nor gets angry''. 2
The entire process seems to be revolutionary
and contradictory to all accepted norms of
traditional Sadhana.
While Bhagavad Gita leads one to the
goal of liberation progressively through L.K.G.
class to the Ph.D. (Doctorate level),
Ashatavakra Gita catapults you direct to the
1. ""`Xm Zmh§ VXm _mojmo `Xmh§ ~ÝYZ§ VXmŸ&''(VIII-4)
2. ""AV… H$ñ` H$W§ Hw$Ì hò monmXò H$ënZm''(XV-12)
""Z _w#m{V Z J¥†m{V Z öî`{V Z Hw$ß`{V'' (VIII-2)