Ashtavakra Gita 18.63: Peace, Chapter 18, Verse 63
भावनाभावनासक्ता दृष्टिर्मूढस्य सर्वदा ।
भाव्यभावनया सा तु स्वस्थस्यादृष्टिरूपिणी ॥ १८-६३॥
bhāvanābhāvanāsaktā dṛṣṭirmūḍhasya sarvadā .
bhāvyabhāvanayā sā tu svasthasyādṛṣṭirūpiṇī .. 18-63..
जो समझ में नहीं आता, वो हमेशा सोच में फंसा रहता है। कभी यह बनाओ, कभी वो मत बनाओ, बस यही चक्कर चलता है। पर जो आदमी अपने आप में सेट हो गया, उसको सोचने की ज़रूरत नहीं। वो सीधा देखता है, बिना कोई फ़िल्टर के।
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They are mental positions to which the ignorant remain attached, whether through conceptualizing or opposing conceptualization.
According to the translation, for the wise true contemplation is not objectifying perception but manifests as a kind of non-vision.
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