Ashtavakra Gita 15.19Chapter 15, Verse 19
Ashtavakra Gita 15.19 is a verse from chapter 15 (What you are). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "You who are awareness, do not stir the mind with 'yes' and 'no'. Be still, and rest at ease in your own Self, which is joy itself."
मा सङ्कल्पविकल्पाभ्यां चित्तं क्षोभय चिन्मय ।उपशाम्य सुखं तिष्ठ स्वात्मन्यानन्दविग्रहे ॥
mā saṅkalpavikalpābhyāṃ cittaṃ kṣobhaya cinmaya |upaśāmya sukhaṃ tiṣṭha svātmanyānandavigrahe ||
You who are awareness, do not stir the mind with 'yes' and 'no'. Be still, and rest at ease in your own Self, which is joy itself.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 15 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 15, What you are: Ashtavakra's second long teaching: you are awareness, the world is waves on your ocean, so move about at ease.
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