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The Divine Leela, The Divine Joke (Ashtavakra Gita 3.1 - 3.8) - 26th October 2016

October 26, 201625:5378 views

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Ananta describes Sage Ashtavakra testing King Janaka’s self-realization by challenging his remaining attachments to wealth, kingdom, and sensory desires. He emphasizes that true awareness remains unmoved by the transient waves of the phenomenal world.

Having realized yourself as that in which the waves of the world rise and fall, why run in turmoil?
What comes and goes is not real; the substratum in which all appearances arise is the true self.
The ocean of awareness identifies as a droplet; this mistaken identity is the root of all suffering.

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