Jnana & Advaita

Ashtavakra Gita (Song of Ashtavakra)

Radical Advaita Vedanta (Pure Non-Dualism) & Immediate Awakening (Sadyomukti)

Source
Independent Vedantic Treatise
Dialogue
Sage Ashtavakra (Teacher) and King Janaka (Disciple)

Significance

Revered by seekers of pure non-duality for its uncompromising, uncompromisingly direct exposition of absolute freedom without preliminary rituals.

Key concepts

  • Direct perception of Self as boundless, unattached consciousness
  • Complete detachment from worldly desires and bodily identity
  • The illusion of bondage and liberation
  • Spontaneous state of a Jivanmukta (liberated soul)

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