Mountain Path citations

Mtn Path, Oct 2022

kāya-kṛtyāsahaḥ pūrvaṁ tato vāg-vistarāsahaḥ
atha cintāsahas tasmād evam evāham āsthitaḥ

First I was averse to physical activity, then averse to excessive speech and finally averse to thought. Thus do I verily abide as Myself

prītyabhāvena śabdāder adṛśyatvena cātmanaḥ
vikṣepaikāgra-hṛdaya evam evāham āsthitaḥ

Lacking enjoyment from the senses and knowing the Self is imperceptible, my mind being single-pointed and free from distractions, thus do I verily abide as Myself

samādhyāsādi-vikṣiptau vyavahāraḥ samādhaye
evaṁ vilokya niyamam evam evāham āsthitaḥ

Seeing that efforts to concentrate the mind are necessary as a rule when there are distractions from false impositions, thus do I verily abide as Myself

heyopādeya-virahād evaṁ harṣa-viṣādayoḥ,
abhāvād adya he brahmannevam evāham āsthitaḥ

Having abandoned the dualities of acceptance and rejection and now free from pleasure and grief, O Brahman, thus do I verily abide as Myself

āśramānāśramaṁ dhyānaṁ citta-svīkṛta-varjanam,
vikalpaṁ mama vīkṣyaitair evam evāham āsthitaḥ

Having recognised that observing or abandoning the four stages of life are both distractions as well as meditation and accepting or rejecting thoughts, thus do I verily abide as Myself

karmānuṣṭhānam ajnānād yathaivoparamas tathā,
buddhvā samyag idaṁ tattvam evam evāham āsthitaḥ

Just as abstaining from actions stems from the absence of knowledge so does undertaking them. Fully understanding this truth thus do I verily abide as Myself

acintyaṁ cintyamāno’pi cintārūpaṁ bhajatyasau,
tyaktvā tad bhāvanaṁ tasmād evam evāham āsthitaḥ

Even thinking about what is beyond thought involves some kind of thought. So abandoning that thought, thus do I verily abide as Myself

evam eva kṛtaṁ yena sa kṛtārtho bhaved asau,
evam eva svabhāvo yaḥ sa kṛtārtho bhaved asau

He who has accomplished this and realised his own true nature becomes inexpressibly fulfilled in every way