Ashtavakra Gita 16.7Chapter 16, Verse 7
Ashtavakra Gita 16.7 is a verse from chapter 16 (Forget it all). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "As long as wanting lives, which is a state without discernment, the sense of things to take and things to drop stays alive: the sprout of the tree of the world."
हेयोपादेयता तावत्संसारविटपाङ्कुरः ।स्पृहा जीवति यावद् वै निर्विचारदशास्पदम् ॥
heyopādeyatā tāvatsaṃsāraviṭapāṅkuraḥ |spṛhā jīvati yāvad vai nirvicāradaśāspadam ||
As long as wanting lives, which is a state without discernment, the sense of things to take and things to drop stays alive: the sprout of the tree of the world.
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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