Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 17
Ashtavakra Gita 17.8 meaning
kritarthonena jnanen-ety evam galitadheeh kritee
pashyan shrinvan sprishan jighrann ashnann aste yathasukham
कृतार्थोऽनेन ज्ञानेनेत्येवं गलितधीः कृती।
पश्यन्शृण्वन्स्पृशन्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्नास्ते यथासुखम्॥
Fulfilled by this knowledge, his busy thinking dissolved, the wise one lives happily — seeing, hearing, touching, smelling and eating.
What it means
Peace doesn't require leaving ordinary life. You can see, hear, eat and work like anyone else, just without the restless mental noise on top. The world stays the same; your relationship with it changes.हिंदी में अर्थ
इस ज्ञान से कृतार्थ होकर, जिसकी बेचैन बुद्धि शांत हो गई, वह ज्ञानी देखते, सुनते, छूते, सूँघते और खाते हुए मज़े से रहता है।
शांति के लिए साधारण जीवन छोड़ना ज़रूरी नहीं। आप सबकी तरह देख, सुन, खा और काम कर सकते हैं, बस मन के बेचैन शोर के बिना।
Spoken by Ashtavakra.
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