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Avadhuta Gita 2.3

2.3 Dattatreya

प्रयत्नेन विना येन निश्चलेन चलाचलम् । ग्रस्तं स्वभावतः शान्तं चैतन्यं गगनोपमम् ॥

prayatnena vinā yena niścalena calācalam | grastaṃ svabhāvataḥ śāntaṃ caitanyaṃ gaganopamam ||

That consciousness which, without effort and itself unmoving, holds within it all that moves and stays still, is by its very nature peaceful, like the sky.

वह चैतन्य, जो बिना किसी प्रयास के और स्वयं अचल रहकर सारे चल-अचल को अपने भीतर समेटे है, स्वभाव से ही शांत है, आकाश के समान।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

Beneath all the movement of thoughts and events there is an awareness that does not itself move. Resting there, peace is not something to manufacture; it is already its nature.

विचारों और घटनाओं की सारी हलचल के नीचे एक ऐसी चेतना है जो स्वयं नहीं डोलती। उसमें टिकने पर शांति बनानी नहीं पड़ती; वह उसका स्वभाव ही है।

Dattatreya describes consciousness, the Self, as still and effortless, holding all that moves and does not move.

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