Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 8
Ashtavakra Gita 8.2 meaning
tada muktir yada chittam na vanchati na shochati
na munchati na grihnati na hrishyati na kupyati
तदा मुक्तिर्यदा चित्तं न वाञ्छति न शोचति।
न मुञ्चति न गृह्णाति न हृष्यति न कुप्यति॥
Freedom is when the mind does not crave and does not grieve, does not let go and does not grab, is not carried away by delight and is not angry.
What it means
Freedom is not about getting everything you want. It is a mind that is no longer jerked around by every want and fear. You still act and feel, but from a steady, calm place.हिंदी में अर्थ
मुक्ति तब है जब मन न लालसा करता है, न शोक; न कुछ छोड़ता है, न पकड़ता है; न खुशी में बहता है, न गुस्सा करता है।
आज़ादी हर चाही चीज़ पा लेना नहीं है। यह ऐसा मन है जो हर इच्छा और डर से झटके नहीं खाता। तुम काम करते हो, महसूस करते हो, पर स्थिर और शांत जगह से।
Spoken by Ashtavakra.
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