Ashtavakra Gita 16.10Chapter 16, Verse 10
Ashtavakra Gita 16.10 is a verse from chapter 16 (Forget it all). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "One who takes pride even in freedom and still calls the body his own is neither a knower nor a yogi. He only shares in sorrow."
यस्याभिमानो मोक्षेऽपि देहेऽपि ममता तथा ।न च ज्ञानी न वा योगी केवलं दुःखभागसौ ॥
yasyābhimāno mokṣe'pi dehe'pi mamatā tathā |na ca jñānī na vā yogī kevalaṃ duḥkhabhāgasau ||
One who takes pride even in freedom and still calls the body his own is neither a knower nor a yogi. He only shares in sorrow.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 16 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 16, Forget it all: No scripture or practice brings ease until everything learned is forgotten and effort drops away.
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