𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌦𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃

𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾 is a 20-chapter Advaitic dialogue that keeps returning to one liberating correction: you are the awareness that knows experience, not the body-mind that is experienced. The text is direct because it speaks from the standpoint of freedom. Its purpose is not to give you a new identity called "spiritual," but to dissolve the old identity that feels bound by craving, fear, and constant self-management.

In the previous chapters, this freedom has been prepared and stabilized. Chapter 11 emphasized 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌯 - settled conviction that ends inner argument. Chapter 12 described 𑌜𑌨𑌕's natural abiding beyond distraction and forced concentration. Chapter 13 showed freedom as ordinary ease (𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍) where gain/loss and good/bad do not hijack the mind.

Seen as a whole, Chapter 15 is the chapter of "direct instruction." It insists that freedom is not postponed and not dependent on a special lifestyle. It repeatedly asks you to relocate identity from the body-mind to the witness, and to live from that recognition with simplicity, humility, and calm.

𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 ॥
𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌤𑌥𑍋𑌪𑌦𑍇𑌶𑍇𑌨 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌆𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌜𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 15-1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
By such direct instruction, the one with a clear, pure intellect becomes fulfilled. But another kind of lifelong seeker can become confused by it.

𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍋 𑌵𑍈𑌷𑌯𑌿𑌕𑍋 𑌰𑌸𑌃 ।
𑌏𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑌥𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 ॥ 15-2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Liberation is dispassion toward sense-objects; bondage is the relish for sense-objects. This alone is the essential understanding. Do as you wish.

𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌮𑌹𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑍂𑌕𑌜𑌡𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌬𑍋𑌧𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌮𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌬𑍁𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌭𑌿𑌃 ॥ 15-3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This knowledge of truth makes even an eloquent, clever, highly industrious person become mute, dull, and uninterested in worldly striving. Therefore, it is abandoned by those hungry for worldly aims.

𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍋 𑌨 𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍋 𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌨 𑌵𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌚𑌰 ॥ 15-4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You are not the body, nor is the body truly yours. You are not the egoic doer or owner-enjoyer. You are always the witness, of the nature of pure consciousness, independent. Live at ease.

𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍌 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍌 𑌨 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌨 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌚𑌰 ॥ 15-5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Attachment and aversion are properties of the mind; you are not the mind at any time. You are awareness itself, free of mental constructs and inwardly unchanging. Live at ease.

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌚𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍀 𑌭𑌵 ॥ 15-6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Knowing the Self in all beings and all beings in the Self, be free of ego and possessiveness, and be at ease.

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌾 𑌇𑌵 𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍇 ।
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍋 𑌭𑌵 ॥ 15-𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In that reality where this universe shines like waves in an ocean, that alone is the truth - no doubt. O embodiment of consciousness, be free from fever and agitation.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌤𑌾𑌤 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌵 𑌭𑍋𑌃 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍋 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌃 ॥ 15-𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Have faith, dear one, have faith; do not create confusion here. You are the blessed Self whose nature is awareness, beyond nature.

𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌚 ।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌨 𑌗𑌂𑌤𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌂𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍇𑌨𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌶𑍋𑌚𑌸𑌿 ॥ 15-𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The body, wrapped by the guNas, stands, comes, and goes. The Self neither goes nor comes. Why do you grieve over the body?

𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌵 𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌵 𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌵 𑌚 𑌵𑌾 𑌹𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑌃 ॥ 15-10॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Let the body last until the end of an age, or let it go today itself - where is gain or loss for you, whose nature is pure consciousness?

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌧𑍌 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌵𑍀𑌚𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌉𑌦𑍇𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌨 𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥ 15-11॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In you, the infinite great ocean, the wave of the world rises and sets naturally. For you there is no gain and no loss.

𑌤𑌾𑌤 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌨 𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌥𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌹𑍇𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌯𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌨𑌾 ॥ 15-12॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Dear one, you are pure consciousness; this world is not separate from you. Therefore, for whom, how, and where can there be the imagining of "reject this" and "accept that" as ultimate?

𑌏𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍇 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍇𑌽𑌮𑌲𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 ।
𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍋 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍋 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌏𑌵 𑌚 ॥ 15-13॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In you, the one imperishable, peaceful, stainless space of consciousness, how can there be birth, binding action, or ego at all?

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌸𑍇 ।
𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌕𑌟𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌦𑌨𑍂𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 15-14॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whatever you see, in that you alone appear. What separate thing appears from gold as bracelet, armlet, or anklet?

𑌅𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍀 𑌭𑌵 ॥ 15-15॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Completely abandon the division "I am that" and "I am not this." Decide firmly that all is the Self; be free of projections and be at ease.

𑌤𑌵𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌚 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌨 ॥ 15-16॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Because of your ignorance, the world appears. In absolute truth you are the one alone. There is no one other than you who is bound or free.

𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌯𑍀 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌵 𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 15-1𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One who is firmly convinced that this world is mere illusion and nothing independent becomes free of tendencies; resting as awareness alone, the mind settles as if nothing.

𑌏𑌕 𑌏𑌵 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌨 𑌤𑍇 𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋 𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌚𑌰 ॥ 15-1𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In the ocean of being, the One alone was, is, and will be. For you there is neither bondage nor liberation. Being fulfilled, live at ease.

𑌮𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌭𑌯 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯 ।
𑌉𑌪𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍇 ॥ 15-1𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O one of the nature of consciousness, do not agitate the mind with projections and doubts. Calm it, and abide happily in your own Self, whose nature is bliss.

𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍈𑌵 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌮𑌾 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌯 ।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌏𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 ॥ 15-20॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Drop meditation as a project; do not cling to anything in the heart. You are the Self, already free. After thinking, what will you do?

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