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ultimate destination without <strong>the</strong> need for any<br />
steps. The choiceless perception of all events<br />
and happenings from <strong>the</strong> Witness state,<br />
unprejudiced, uninvolved and bereft of any<br />
judgement or categorisation (as good or bad,<br />
pleasant or unpleasant) and Ashatavakra's<br />
exhortation about <strong>the</strong> futility of utter<br />
dependence on <strong>the</strong> preceptor (Guru) reminds<br />
one of <strong>the</strong> teachings of J. Krishnamurthy, an<br />
eminent philosopher of recent times. ""Even if<br />
<strong>the</strong> Divine Trinity of Siva, Vishnu or Brahma<br />
were to instruct you, <strong>the</strong> Self-knowledge<br />
cannot be handed over to you on a platter.<br />
You will have to work for it by forgetting<br />
everything else but <strong>the</strong> Supreme Self.'' 3<br />
Ashtavakra Gita is a conversation with<br />
<strong>the</strong> melody of music (in <strong>the</strong> form of a song)<br />
between Ashtavakra, a great Self-realised saint<br />
of Mahabharata fame and King Janaka - a<br />
philosopher king, famous for his lack of body-<br />
3. hamo `ÚwXoï>m Vo h[a… H$_bOmo@{n dm$&<br />
VWm{n Z Vd ñdmñÏ`§ gd© {dñ_aUmX² F$Vo$ && (XVI-11)
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