The Heart of Awareness
A Translation of the
Ashtavakra Gita
Thomas Byrom
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There are 20 chapters
Below is Chapter 10
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HELD IN TRUTH OF BEING
BEYOND THE FRAY
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ORIGIN’S ORIGINAL SILENCE SUFFICETH
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6:48 AM-4/4/19
* SUFFER IT TO BE SO NOW
(.. Googled for this phrase that Arose from Depths...
not even knowing these are Biblical..Christ words…)
“ So what is Christ saying
about how we meet the challenges
of our physical needs?
To
trust our ancient wisdom
not the cravings of our body
and that our life really comes
from the outpouring
that
touches us of the foundation of existence.”
http://christswords.com/content/christs-first-words
Desire
1
Striving and craving,
For pleasure or prosperity,
These are your enemies,
Springing up to destroy you
From the presumptions of virtue.
Let them all go.
Hold on to nothing.
Every good fortune,
Wives, friends, houses, lands,
All these gifts and riches. . .
They are a dream,
A juggling act,
A traveling show!
A few days, and they are gone.
Consider.
Wherever there is desire,
There is the world.
With resolute dispassion
Free yourself from desire,
And find happiness.
Desire binds you,
Nothing else.
Destroy it, and you are free.
Turn from the world.
Fulfill yourself,
And find lasting happiness.
You are one.
You are pure awareness.
The world is not real.
It is cold and lifeless.
Nor is ignorance real.
So what can you wish to know?
Life after life you indulged In different forms,
Different pleasures,
Sons and kingdoms and wives.
Only to lose them all. . .
Enough of the pursuit of pleasure,
Enough of wealth and righteous deeds!
In the dark forest of the world
What peace of mind can they bring you?
How you have toiled,
How you have toiled,
Life after life,
Pressing into painful labor
Your body and your mind and your words.
It is time to stop.
Now!
The Heart of Awareness
A Translation of the
Ashtavakra Gita
Thomas Byrom
Chapter 10
Entire Book (pdf) with Excellent Introduction:
http://mystic7.org/images/companies/1/Books/Free/The%20Heart%20of%20Awareness.pdf?1445090941313
AFTERNOON
Below photos are a few favorites from Archives
is the supreme Reality.
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My relative absence is my absolute presence.
The moment of death
will be the moment of highest ecstasy,
the last sensorial perception
of the psychosomatic apparatus.
Ramesh S. Balsekar
The Net of Jesels
April 4
AH!
4:42 PM 4/4/19
Just returned from SUNNY AFTERNOON BEACH
Obviously the rain has stopped....
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Chapter 10 - ASHTAVAKRA
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Desire
Striving and craving,
For pleasure or prosperity,
These are your enemies,
Springing up to destroy you
From the presumptions of virtue.
Let them all go.
Hold on to nothing.
2
Every good fortune,
Wives, friends, houses, lands,
All these gifts and riches. . .
They are a dream,
A juggling act,
A traveling show!
A few days, and they are gone.
3
Consider.
Wherever there is desire,
There is the world.
With resolute dispassion
Free yourself from desire,
And find happiness.
4
Desire binds you,
Nothing else.
Destroy it, and you are free.
Turn from the world.
Fulfill yourself,
And find lasting happiness.
5
You are one.
You are pure awareness.
The world is not real.
It is cold and lifeless.
Nor is ignorance real.
So what can you wish to know?
6
Life after life you indulged In different forms,
Different pleasures,
Sons and kingdoms and wives.
Only to lose them all. . .
7
Enough of the pursuit of pleasure,
Enough of wealth and righteous deeds!
In the dark forest of the world
What peace of mind can they bring you?
8
How you have toiled,
Life after life,
Pressing into painful labor
Your body and your mind and your words.
It is time to stop.
Now!
The Heart of Awareness
A Translation of the
Ashtavakra Gita
Thomas Byrom
Chapter 10
Entire Book (pdf) with Excellent Introduction:
http://mystic7.org/images/companies/1/Books/Free/The%20Heart%20of%20Awareness.pdf?1445090941313
THE RAIN STOPPED
BELOW ARE FROM THIS (LATE) AFTERNOON
April 4, 2019