Ashtavakra Gita 15.6Chapter 15, Verse 6
Ashtavakra Gita 15.6 is a verse from chapter 15 (What you are). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Know the Self in every being and every being in the Self. Free of 'I' and free of 'mine', be happy."
सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि ।विज्ञाय निरहङ्कारो निर्ममस्त्वं सुखी भव ॥
sarvabhūteṣu cātmānaṃ sarvabhūtāni cātmani |vijñāya nirahaṅkāro nirmamastvaṃ sukhī bhava ||
Know the Self in every being and every being in the Self. Free of 'I' and free of 'mine', be happy.
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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