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the vast ocean) which arise from, play with
each other and dissolve into the infinite ocean.
(II-18, 16 & 25)
In the third chapter, Ashtavakra
delineates how the behaviour of the
enlightened man should be and what should be
his relationship with the world. Many sadhakas,
after doing some sadhana, especially when
some mystic powers like reading the minds of
people or immediate materialisation of even
casual desires arise in them, get deluded into
thinking that they have attained enlightenment.
In order to prevent such misconceptions, these
warnings of Ashtavakra as to what sort of
behaviour is incompatible with the highest state
of self-realisation will prove very useful.
Further, all philosophical sadhanas are based
on Adhikari-bheda i.e. the three-fold
categorisation of the pupils as eminently fit,
mediocre and dull. The recent philosopher
Osho used to cite an anecdote from Buddha's