Ashtavakra Gita 16.5Chapter 16, Verse 5
Ashtavakra Gita 16.5 is a verse from chapter 16 (Forget it all). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "When the mind is free of opposites like 'this is done, this is not done', it stops caring about dharma, wealth, pleasure and even freedom."
इदं कृतमिदं नेति द्वन्द्वैर्मुक्तं यदा मनः ।धर्मार्थकाममोक्षेषु निरपेक्षं तदा भवेत् ॥
idaṃ kṛtamidaṃ neti dvandvairmuktaṃ yadā manaḥ |dharmārthakāmamokṣeṣu nirapekṣaṃ tadā bhavet ||
When the mind is free of opposites like 'this is done, this is not done', it stops caring about dharma, wealth, pleasure and even freedom.
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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