Inquiry and Surrender Are Beautiful Blessings (Ashtavakra Gita 12.7-12.8) - 24th November 2016

Name: Inquiry and Surrender Are Beautiful Blessings (Ashtavakra Gita 12.7-12.8) - 24th November 2016
Uploaded: 2016-11-24
Duration: 4 min 29 s
Description: Reading and Commenting on the Ashtavakra Gita (12.7-12.8) Chapter 12: Abiding in the Self Janaka said: [12.7] “Thinking of ‘the unthinkable One’ unavoidably conjures thought. I choose...

November 24, 20164:2948 views

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Ananta emphasizes that the unthinkable truth requires no thought or belief, urging seekers to remain in their natural state by dropping all mental interpretations through either self-inquiry or total surrender.

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The truth needs no belief; only the false needs the crutches of thought to keep the pretense alive.

I choose no thought and remain here; right now, you are free if you ignore the next thought.

Whether through effortful inquiry or natural surrender, the goal is to see the reality of what you are.

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