Ashtavakra Gita 18.87: Peace, Chapter 18, Verse 87
अकिञ्चनः कामचारो निर्द्वन्द्वश्छिन्नसंशयः ।
असक्तः सर्वभावेषु केवलो रमते बुधः ॥ १८-८७॥
akiñcanaḥ kāmacāro nirdvandvaśchinnasaṃśayaḥ .
asaktaḥ sarvabhāveṣu kevalo ramate budhaḥ .. 18-87..
कुछ भी अपना नहीं, जैसे मर्ज़ी घूमते हैं। ना कोई दोस्ती, ना दुश्मनी। दिल में कोई शक नहीं। किसी चीज़ से जुड़ा नहीं। अकेला ही खुश रहता है।
FAQs
It points to inner non-possession and freedom from dependence, not merely an external condition.
Dualities are paired opposites such as pleasure and pain, gain and loss, good and bad, by which the mind is usually bound.
Because his fulfillment does not depend on external objects or relationships.
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