ESSENCE FROM ASHTAVAKRA SAMHITA

Neither you are Earth, nor Water Nor Fire , nor Air ,nor Space
Your are only the 'witness' of all , Consciouness-awareness.

If thou could seperate thyself from the body and rest in soul
you could even now transcend the 'world' and reach your Goal.

Feel like ,the Ocean thyself , fee - perceptual World as waves
that is the only Knowledge and none,else, to accept or reject.

Million times you were born and died, ; as many times suffered
At least now contemplate ; and withdraw from 'repeating' STAGE.

Do not run for crowd, nor escape to Forest , dear
Stay calm and detached ;whenever and whereever -you are.

If this body lasts for yons or death vists just now
How does it affect you, tell, thou the pure Consciousness.

Really liberated , - neither have time nor will or feel
or hankering after Mammon -world or even abhorence for it.

Shall ever find many greedy ones or even some with renouncing goal
Neither hankering nor renouncing one , -is only the liberated Soul.

Talk not ill of others nor praise ,nor be angry or over-joyed
nor eager to give nor willing to receive ,-that's the emanicipated poise.
( Capsular Form Trans pi rated by Hiranmoy Gautom in 1996, while in U.S.A)