Who am I?..........contd.......

न सांख्यं न शैवं न तत्पन्चारात्रम
न जैनम न मीमान्स्कादैर्मतमवा
विशिष्टानुभूत्या विशुद्धात्मकत्वात
तदेको अवशिष्ठः शिवा केवलोअहम्

there is no Saankhyaa, nor Shaiva, nor that Pancharaatra (VaishNava),
nor Jaina.The conception of Meemanska or other religions is not for me.
For through the direct personal experience,
The self is known as of the nature of Absolutely Pure
That One, the Residue, the Auspicious, the only One am I...


to be contd............

Who am I? ......contd........

न माता पिता वा न देवा न लोकाः
न वेदा न यज्ञ न तीर्थब्रुवंती
सुशुप्तौनिरस्तातिशुन्यात्मक्त्वात
तदेको अवशिष्ठः शिवा केवालोहम

there is no mother, nor father nor gods ,nor regions of experience
no scriptures, nor rituals; and nosacred place. So say the Sages:
For in the state of deep sleep, all these negate and that state is
completely devoid(of any object of perception) That One, the
Residue, the Auspicious ,the Alone am I...


to be contd..............

Who Am I?...........

Contd......

न वर्णा न वर्णाश्रमाचार्धर्मा

न में धारणाध्यान योगादयो अपि

अनात्माश्रयाहम्मामाध्यासहानात

तदेको अवशिष्ठः शिवा केवालोहम अहम्

The castes are not for me,nor the observances of

duties attached to the castes and the stage of life. Even the

steadying of mind, concentration.self communion and other

courses are not for me. For the mistaken senses of I and mine

which rested on the Non -self have been abondoned.That One ,

the Residue ,the Auspicious, the Only One am I....

to be continued.....................

Who am I?

न भूमिर्नतोयम न तेजो न vaayur
न खं नेंद्रियम वा न तेषाम समूहः
अनैकान्तिकत्वात सुशुप्तैकसिद्धस
तदेको अवशिष्ठः शिवा केवलोहम

I am not Earth nor water, neither fire nor air, I
am not space,neither am I any of the faculties nor am I their
aggregate..I am not any of these as they are all impermanent..I
am observed however in the sole experience of deep sleep
That One, the Residue, the Auspicious, the only One am I.....


to be continued..............

Want to break free?

All of us would surely answer this quetion in 'yes'...but here follow yet other questions- break free from what? What is it that has tied you or caught you?  

Look carefully .....there is nothing that can bind you unless and until you hold onto it...we can understand it better with an example of a monkey who put his hand in a pitcher containing grains and held a handful in his fist....now he tried to take his hand out of the pitcher but no matter how hard he tried ,the fist wouldnt come out of the pitcher....what will awise man do in such situation ? He will simply open his fist, let the grains go...and pull his hand out.

If we wish to break free we also need to open our fist of worldly desires and possessiveness......and lo! we step into the world of freedom & happiness where nothind binds and constrains us.....It is not the pitcher nor the grains which has caught the monkey it is his own hand (fist) ...so friends freedom & happiness or slvery of mind & misery the choice lies in our hands....tighten your fist (try to grab the worldly possessions & relations) and you are trapped OR loosen your grip open your hand and break free from the ties that hinder you.

Thanks to Guru