Shloka 14
अहमात्मानमात्मस्थो मार्गमाणो55त्मनो गतिम् । वासार्थिन महाप्रज्ञं चलच्चित्तमुपास्मि ह
aham ātmānam ātmastho mārgaṇo ’tmanaḥ gatim | vāsārthin mahāprājñaṃ calacittam upāsmi ha ||
ພຣາຫມັນໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຂ້ອຍຖອນຕົນອອກຈາກອາລົມວັດຖຸ ແລະຕັ້ງຢູ່ໃນອັດຕາຂອງຕົນ ເພື່ອສືບຫາເສັ້ນທາງສູງສຸດຂອງຈິດວິນຍານ—ພຣະພຣະຫມັນ (Brahman) ອັດຕາສູງສຸດ. ແຕ່ກໍຍັງ ‘ຮັບໃຊ້’ ຈິດທີ່ຟຸ້ງຊ່ານນີ້ ທີ່ມີປັນຍາຫຼາຍ ແລະມັກສະແຫວງຫາທີ່ພັກພິງໃນຊີວິດຄອບຄົວ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຖືກຜູກມັດໂດຍຄວາມຍຶດຕິດ ແລະກໍບໍ່ຖືກກຳນົດໂດຍຄວາມຊັງ; ຂ້ອຍພາຍໃນມຸ່ງຫາອິດສະລະ ແຕ່ກໍຮັບຮູ້ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວຕາມນິໄສຂອງຈິດ»។
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one turns away from sense-objects and seeks the highest realization (ātmanaḥ gati), the mind remains restless and habit-driven. The teaching is to recognize this instability without falling into either attachment or aversion, and to continue disciplined inner practice—observing, training, and redirecting the mind toward the Self.
A Brahmin speaker describes his inner state: he is engaged in the quest for the supreme Self while simultaneously dealing with a clever, wandering mind that keeps inclining toward ‘dwelling’ in worldly life. He frames this as a lived tension of spiritual pursuit—neither indulgence nor hatred, but ongoing practice amid mental fluctuation.