Ashtavakra Gita 9.8Chapter 9, Verse 8
Ashtavakra Gita 9.8 is a verse from chapter 9 (Weariness with the world). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Habit-tendencies are the world. So let all of them go. Dropping them is dropping the world. Then stay as you are, as things come."
वासना एव संसार इति सर्वा विमुञ्च ताः ।तत्त्यागो वासनात्यागात्स्थितिरद्य यथा तथा ॥
vāsanā eva saṃsāra iti sarvā vimuñca tāḥ |tattyāgo vāsanātyāgātsthitiradya yathā tathā ||
Habit-tendencies are the world. So let all of them go. Dropping them is dropping the world. Then stay as you are, as things come.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 9 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 9, Weariness with the world: Seeing how the opposites never end, one grows tired of chasing them and lets go of every vow.
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