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Chapter 1: Ribhu-Nidagha Dialogue
Verse 1: Skanda: The Rishi-s spoke thus to Ribhu, the devotee of Sambhu, the desireless, the best among sages, decked with ashes and rudraksha-s (holy berries) , who was at Kedara on the Himalayan peak worshipping the Lord of Kedara. |
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There is no dharma (righteous conduct), no purity, no [concept of] truth, no fear. There being only Brahman alone, be of the certitude that there is no non-Self. |
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If there is an interior, there surely is an exterior; if there be no interior, there is also no exterior. If there be [a concept of] completeness, it implies something of incompleteness. |
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I am Consciousness alone. I am possessed of divine Knowledge. I am without any words to express myself. I am Brahman alone. |
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I am devoid of all names and such. I am devoid of all forms. I am devoid of all attachments. I am Brahman alone. |
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I am solely of the nature of Knowledge. I am of the nature that exists by itself. I am the sole-existent, complete Essence. I am Brahman alone. |
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Chapter 2: Description of Siva's Teaching to Kumara
(The Same Teaching Given by Siva to Ribhu)
Nidagha: Revered Ribhu! In this state of affairs, who qualifies for Brahman-hood? Please tell me especially that Knowledge which has come out of the words of Sankara. |
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You are equable. You are also the Truth. You are ancient. You are set forth by the word "truth" and these other words. You are devoid of all limbs. You are ever firm. You are Brahman. You are full and perfect. you are the high and the low. |
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You are Bliss. You are the Supreme. You are devoid of all, and you are attributeless. You are the One, without a second. You are Brahman. There is no doubt of this. |
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Whoever you are, you are He. You are all those who are great. You are Brahman. There is no doubt of this. |
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You are left with your nature. You recognize only your nature. You are immersed in the waters of your own joy. You are Brahman. There is no doubt of this. |
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Suta: Then, pleased with the words of Nidagha, Ribhu, beloved son of the lotus-born Brahma, looking at him, a fit person (vessel) fully qualified for the essence of the love of Siva, continued to instruct him. |
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There is no doer; there is no action; there is nothing to be done, son! There being only Brahman, these are unreal--indeed, ever unreal. |
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There are no such things as the past and the future anywhere. Indeed, there is no such thing as the present anywhere. There being only Brahman, all these are unreal---indeed, ever unreal. |
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There are no pairs of opposites, nor is there any non-Self at any time. There are no duties relating to holy waters, no growth, no generation, no death, nor the misapprehension of coming and going. |
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Whatever is spoken through words, whatever is thought of by mind or determined by the intellect, and whatever is known by thought, |
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Chapter 3: Description of the Phenomenal World Being Existence-Conciousness.
Isvara: Religious vows are illusory. The worlds are illusory. Various states are illusory. Abodes are illusory. Fear, also, is illusory. Supports and such are illusory. Enjoyment is illusory. The multitude of relationships is illusory. |
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Whatever is uttered by words is entirely illusory. There is no doubt of this. So, also, is whatever is imagined by sankalpa or thought of by the mind. |
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All is illusory. The world is illusory. Likewise are the past, present, and future illusory. Any particular attitude of mind is unreal--utterly unreal. All is illusory. There is no doubt of this.
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Whatever is said by whatever word, whatever is connected with whichever thing, and whatever is led by anybody---all that is Brahman. Be of this certitude.
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All the world, also, is only Consciousness. All is full of Consciousness only. "Yours" and "mine," also, are only Consciousness. There is nothing besides Consciousness alone. |
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The beginning and the end are only Consciousness. If a thing exists, it is always full of Consciousness alone. If there is Brahma, he is only Consciousness. Vishnu is only Consciousness, indeed. |
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All interactions are only Consciousness: so, likewise are the past, future and present. Name and form are only Consciousness; so, also, are the beings and the worlds. |
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Whatever and however much, whatever and whenever seen, is Consciousness. Whatever and however much is far out of reach is only Consciousness. |
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Chapter 4: Definition of One's Self.
Ribhu: I shall tell you that which is most wondrous, that which is the rarest in all the worlds. It is the quintessence of the Veda-s and other scriptures. Rare--rare, indeed--ever. |
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Thought is one undivided Essence. Joy is one undivided Essence. Knowledge is one undivided Essence. The changeless is one undivided Essence. |
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Knowledge is from one undivided Essence. Existence is from one undivided Essence. Dissolution is one undivided Essence. Father is one undivided Essence. |
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The relative is one undivided Essence. I am one undivided Essence. The kind is one undivided Essence. The city is one undivided Essence. |
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Chapter 4 Verse 28:
I am. I am ever the knower. I am the Truth. I am blemishless. I am the empirical knowledge. I am special. I am the common. I am all. |
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Chapter 4, Verse 31:
I am of the nature of the void and the absence of the void. I am the auspicious. I am the mind. I am without equality or inequality. I am, and I am not of the nature of the trivial. |
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Chapter 4, Verse 35:
I am without bondage, liberation, or any other state. I am He, the pure Brahman, and such. I am without mind and all. I am the highest. I am the Supreme. |
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