- 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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