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Vivekachudamani

by Shankara | 1921 | 49,785 words | ISBN-13: 9788175051065

The Vivekachudamani is a collection of poetical couplets authored by Shankara around the eighth century. The philosophical school this compilation attempts to expose is called ‘Advaita Vedanta�, or non-dualism, one of the classical orthodox philosophies of Hinduism. The book teaches Viveka: discrimination between the real and the unreal. Shankara d...

मोक्षस्य कांक्ष� यद� वै तवास्त�
त्यजातिदूराद्विषयान्विषं यथ� �
पीयूषवत्तोषदयाक्षमार्ज�
प्रशान्तिदान्तीर्भज नित्यमादरात् � ८२ �

mokṣasya kāṃkṣ� yadi vai tavāsti
tyajātidūrādviṣayānviṣa� yathā |
īūṣaٳٴṣa岹ṣaᲹ
praśāntidāntīrbhaja nityamādarāt || 82 ||

82. If indeed thou hast a craving for Liberation, shun sense-objects from a good distance as thou wouldst do poison, and always cultivate carefully the nectar-like virtues of contentment, compassion, forgiveness, straight-forwardness, calmness and self-control.

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