Ashtavakra Gita 18.4: Peace, Chapter 18, Verse 4
भवोऽयं भावनामात्रो न किञ्चित् परमार्थतः ।
नास्त्यभावः स्वभावानां भावाभावविभाविनाम् ॥ १८-४॥
bhavo'yaṃ bhāvanāmātro na kiñcit paramārthataḥ .
nāstyabhāvaḥ svabhāvānāṃ bhāvābhāvavibhāvinām .. 18-4..
यह दुनिया सिर्फ़ सोच है, असली में कुछ भी नहीं। जो लोग देखते हैं, है क्या, नहीं क्या, उनको पता है कि चीज़ों का अपना स्वभाव कभी खत्म नहीं होता।
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The translation states that this existence is merely a mental projection and, from the standpoint of ultimate reality, is nothing in itself.
Paramārtha means ultimate reality. The verse contrasts mental projection with what is true ultimately.
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