Ashtavakra Gita Commentary & Contemplation Chapter 2, Vs. 1- 8 - 7th August 2017

Name: Ashtavakra Gita Commentary & Contemplation Chapter 2, Vs. 1- 8 - 7th August 2017
Uploaded: 2017-08-07
Duration: 22 min 50 s
Description: Ananta explores Janaka's realization in the Ashtavakra Gita, discussing how the illusion of individuality drops away to reveal the spotless, ever-present Self.

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Ananta guides the sangha to recognize that enlightenment is not a future achievement but the current, natural state. He emphasizes that individuality is a pretense maintained only through belief in the mind's stories.

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All the time I have been duped by illusion... by this light alone body and universe appear.

To be duped by illusion, all you have to do is believe the story this voice is telling.

You need no thought to exist, but you need a thought to be 'somebody'.

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