Rudra - Majestic Ashtavakra

The mortal self subject to misery Is bound by Besha Kala and Vastu This misery is caused by the delusion That the seeker and sought and dual I am the one Non dually one, I am "You are really unbound and actionless, Self-illuminating and spotless already. The cause of your bondage is that you are Still resorting to stilling the mind." No effort will gain you the immortal self Karmas and Dhyana are futile to me Because I am forever free Samadhi is of no use to me Cittavrtti Nirodha is a fruitless pursuit Because I am the forever free Aham nitya muktah "As I alone give light to this body, so I do to the world. As a result the whole world is mine, or alternatively nothing is" Through the Shruti alone one discovers that the Self is Nitya shuddha buddha mukta svabhava Akashavad anantoham ghatavat prakrtam jagat Iti jnanam tathaitasya na tyago na graho layah I am the one Non dually one, I am