Ashtavakra Gita 10.4Chapter 10, Verse 4
Ashtavakra Gita 10.4 is a verse from chapter 10 (Quiet). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Bondage is nothing but craving. Its end is called freedom. Simply by not clinging to the world, you find contentment again and again."
तृष्णामात्रात्मको बन्धस्तन्नाशो मोक्ष उच्यते ।भवासंसक्तिमात्रेण प्राप्तितुष्टिर्मुहुर्मुहुः ॥
tṛṣṇāmātrātmako bandhastannāśo mokṣa ucyate |bhavāsaṃsaktimātreṇa prāptituṣṭirmuhurmuhuḥ ||
Bondage is nothing but craving. Its end is called freedom. Simply by not clinging to the world, you find contentment again and again.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 10 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 10, Quiet: Leave desire, wealth and even merit; craving is the only bond, and ending it is freedom.
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