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Mannu
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posted August 18, 2008 03:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mannu     Edit/Delete Message
Background: Most people I have met in my journey swears by this book;

Short on time but will say this. This is one of the few books where "listening" can make you enlightened. Very few books in the world are such.

Note no one knows the author. Must be a rishi who created the characters of Janak and Ashtavakra, to drivel the concepts of duality, advaita and finally the ultimate truth -- silence. He must be J Krishnamurthi of his time who insisted time again that: The path itself is the destination

He does not beat around the bush but tells truth as it is. No meditation or kriya or karma or whatever is required but pure listening is required. It does not mean other masters who insisted those things are wrong. No, no two people are alike. What workds for goose does not work for gander. You keep trying various things . singing, dancing, ecstatic on your journey. Finally you might say "Ah this". A small satori or a big satori could happen to you.

Just relax, and savor. Who knows you may be one of those people who might get enlightened Actually drop the whole idea of enlightenment. You are already that what you seek. Just right remembrance is required. When someone talks about your village. It reminds you of home doesn't it. Same way the truth spoken in this book might take you to the beyond.

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ashtavakra_Gita

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Mannu
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posted August 18, 2008 08:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mannu     Edit/Delete Message
I have to add an important disclaimer :

I have not verified this translation with the original. Perhaps there are better english books. Just google.

Many earlier translations of sanskrit and other indian languages are not accurate.
Most of buddhist scriptures also suffers from this. Its too late as it has pervaded western civilizatin already. And even Nietzsche perhaps must have formed his opinion of buddhism reading such ancient translations.

But of late much is changing there are better versions. Newer versions. Its good to find western seekers exploring India and east.


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