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12.
That in which there is no wise man or wisdom, in
which there are no such things as one's own side
and an opposing side, and in which there are no
defects or non-defects – ever abide as That
Itself.
13. That in which there is no
differentiation, such as being Vishnu
[all-pervading], in which the creator
[Brahma] does not exist, and in which there
is no differentiation as Shankara [beneficent
One] – ever abide as That Itself.
14. That in which there is no
differentiation as truth and non-truth, in which
there is no such state as understanding, and in
which there is no such idea as "individual self"
– ever abide as That Itself.
15. That in which there is no meditation on
Shankara, in which there is no supreme abode, and
in which there is no state of comprehension –
ever abide as That Itself.
16. That in which there is no microcosm or
macrocosm, in which there is no imagining of
happiness, and in which the manifest world is a
fallacy – ever abide as That Itself.
17. That in which there is no conception of
a body, in which there is no jubilance, and in
which there is no "awareness" of thought –
ever abide as That Itself.
18. That in which there is no intellect or
empirical knowledge, in which there is no Self in
the sheath of mind, and in which there is no
conception of desire – ever abide as That
Itself.
19. That in which there is no liberation or
repose, in which there is no bondage or separation,
and in which there is no permanent knowledge –
ever abide as That Itself.
20. That in which there is no conception of
time, in which there is no conditional state of
sorrow, and in which there is no conception of the
body – ever abide as That Itself.
21. That in which there is no dispassion of
the individual self, in which there is no
misunderstanding of the ccriptures, and in which I,
being the Self, am myself – ever abide as That
Itself.
22. That in which there is no self
liberation, in which there is no liberation from
the body, and in which there is no activity by
volition – ever abide as That Itself.
23. That in which there is no conception of
beings, in which there is no existence of anything
separate, and in which there is no differentiation
as the individual self either – ever abide as
That Itself.
24. That in which Reality is a state of
bliss, in which joy is a state of bliss, and in
which the quality of bliss is eternal – ever
abide as That Itself.
25. That in which there is no manifestation
of things, in which there is no victory or defeat,
and in which there is no utterance of statements
– ever abide as That Itself.
26. That in which there is no branch of
enquiry into the Self, in which there is no urge
for listening to, reading or studying the Supreme
Truth and in which there is no "great bliss" –
ever abide as That Itself.
27. That in which there is no classification
such as the same group or different groups and in
which no internal difference arises – ever
abide as That Itself.
28. That in which there is neither the
terror of hell nor the treasures of heaven and in
which there is no world of Brahma – ever abide
as That Itself.
29. That in which there is no union with
Vishnu, in which there is no Mount Kailash, in
which there is no sphere of the egg of the cosmos
– ever abide as That Itself.
30. That in which there is no praise, in
which censure exits not, and in which there is not
the mistake of regarding them as on a par either
– ever abide as That Itself.
31. That in which there is no conditional
state of the mind, in which there is no
misapprehension, and in which there is no
experience or suffering – ever abide as That
Itself.
32. That in which there is no fear of sin,
nothing of the five great sins, and in which there
is no defect of attachment – ever abide as
That Itself.
33. That in which the triad of afflictions
does not exist, in which there are never the three
states of the individual self, and in which the
universe is known to be a delusion – ever
abide as That Itself.
34. That in which knowledge has not arisen,
in which there is no error of conceiving of the
world, and in which there is no manifestation of
activity – ever abide as That Itself.
35. That in which there is no domain of the
mind, in which, indeed, there is the greatest
happiness, and in which exists the permanent abode
– ever abide as That Itself.
36. That in which the cause of all is peace,
in which all is happiness, and having reached
wherefrom none reverts once – ever abide as
That Itself.
37. By knowing which all is renounced, by
knowing which nothing else remains, and by knowing
which there is nothing else to be known – ever
abide as That Itself.
38. That in which no defect has arisen, that
which is the place that is changeless, and in
which, indeed, the individual self is destroyed
– ever abide as That Itself.
39. That in which, indeed, the Self is ever
satisfied, in which, indeed, there is changeless
bliss, and in which, indeed, there is changeless
peace – ever abide as That Itself.
40. That in which, indeed, there is all
comfort, in which, indeed, there is the definition
of the real, and in which, indeed, there is
certainty of existence – ever abide as That
Itself.
41. That in which I am not, and in which you
are not, in which you yourself are not, indeed,
yourself, and in which, indeed, there is certain
peace – ever abide as That Itself.
42. That in which, indeed, you are joyful,
in which, indeed, happiness is attained, and in
which there is no fear of sorrow – ever abide
as That Itself.
43. That in which there is the fullness of
consciousness, in which there is an ocean of bliss,
and in which, indeed, there is the direct presence
of the Supreme – ever abide as That
Itself.
44. That in which, indeed, one himself is,
indeed, That Itself, and in which there is no
difference between oneself and one's Self –
ever abide as That Itself.
45. That in which, indeed, there is supreme
bliss, in which oneself is the supreme happiness,
and in which, indeed, there is the understanding of
differencelessness – ever abide as That
Itself.
46. That in which there is not even an atom,
in which the is no blemish of the mind, in which
there is nothing like "I do" or "I give" –
ever abide as That Itself.
47. That in which thought is dead, in which
one's body and mind are dead, and wherein memory
finally dissolves – ever abide as That
Itself.
48. That in which, indeed, "I" is surely
dead, in which desire meets its dissolution, and in
which, indeed, supreme bliss is – ever abide
as That Itself.
49. That in which the trinity of gods have
their dissolution, in which the bodies and such
perish, and in which there are no interactions
– ever abide as That Itself.
50. Immersed wherein there is no fatigue,
immersed wherein one does not see, and immersed
wherein there is no life and such things –
ever abide as That Itself.
51. Immersed wherein nothing shines, wherein
wakefulness does not exist, and wherein, indeed,
delusion meets its death – ever abide as That
Itself.
52. That in which, indeed, time finds its
death, in which yoga finds its dissolution, and in
which the company of Truth [satsang] ceases
to be – ever abide as That Itself.
53. That in which, indeed, Brahman-nature
exists, wherein, indeed, there is only bliss, and
wherein, indeed, there is the supreme bliss –
ever abide as That Itself.
54. That in which the universe never exists,
in which the manifest world does not exist, and in
which there are no inner faculties – ever
abide as That Itself.
55. That in which, indeed, there is only
joy, in which it itself is entirely only bliss, and
in which, indeed, it itself is supreme bliss –
ever abide as That Itself.
56. That in which there is only the
consciousness of existence, in which consciousness
alone is all there is, and in which shines the
fullness of bliss – ever abide as That
Itself.
57. That in which there is the direct
presence of the Supreme Reality, in which one is
oneself the Supreme, and in which serenity is the
supreme goal – ever abide as That Itself.
58. That in which lies the direct meaning of
the undivided, in which exists the very goal, and
in which destruction and such exist not – ever
abide as That Itself.
59. That in which, evidently, there is only
oneself, in which, evidently, only oneself
prevails, and in which exists, evidently, the great
Self – ever abide as That Itself.
60. Wherein the Supreme Truth evidently is,
wherein is, evidently, the great, and wherein true
knowledge evidently exists – ever abide as
That Itself.
61. Wherein the transcendence of qualities
evidently is, wherein blemishlessness evidently is,
and wherein eternal purity evidently is – ever
abide as That Itself.
62. Wherein the great Self itself is
present, wherein the joys of joys is present, and
wherein, indeed, wisdom and true knowledge are
present – ever abide as That Itself.
63. That in which, indeed, oneself is the
Light, in which oneself, indeed, is the non-dual,
and in which, indeed, there is supreme bliss –
ever abide as That Itself.
64. Thus the conviction of becoming That Itself
has been proclaimed. Be thus always – ever,
ever. I am Reality, existence-consciousness-bliss.
I am undivided and ever joyful.
65. I am Reality alone, which is true
knowledge. I am the supreme peace. I am
consciousness. I am devoid of thought. I am not
"I". I abide as He Himself.
66. I am That. I am consciousness. I am He.
I am spotless. I am the highest. I am the highest.
I am the Supreme. Thus, casting aside everything,
be happy.
67. All this is the remnant of thoughts, the
muddying of purity. Thus, renouncing all and
forgetting everything, like mere dead wood.
68. Leaving aside the body like a corpse,
being ever like a piece of wood or iron, and
renouncing even remembrance, firmly abide only in
Reality as the goal.
69. Whoever hears this explanation even
once, even though he be connected with great sins,
shall, casting off all, reach the Supreme.
70. Though, in parts, they deal with
meditation [upasana] on You, do not the
Vedas proclaim You as the unattached, as
especially connected to the vessel of the Heart of
all, existing as the Self, and of the nature of the
undivided?
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