Ashtavakra Gita 11.8Chapter 11, Verse 8
Ashtavakra Gita 11.8 is a verse from chapter 11 (Eight certainties). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "This world of many wonders is nothing: one who is sure of this is free of tendencies, awareness alone, and comes to rest as if nothing were there."
नानाश्चर्यमिदं विश्वं न किञ्चिदिति निश्चयी ।निर्वासनः स्फूर्तिमात्रो न किञ्चिदिव शाम्यति ॥
nānāścaryamidaṃ viśvaṃ na kiñciditi niścayī |nirvāsanaḥ sphūrtimātro na kiñcidiva śāmyati ||
This world of many wonders is nothing: one who is sure of this is free of tendencies, awareness alone, and comes to rest as if nothing were there.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
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Chapter 11, Eight certainties: Eight verses, each about one who is certain of a single truth and is at peace because of it.
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