This document contains a translation of three verses from Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada.
1. The first verse describes the self as existence-consciousness-bliss, which is the goal of sannyasis. It is beyond waking, dreaming and sleeping states, and always witnesses these states. It is indivisible and not made of the five elements.
2. The second verse refers to worshipping the supreme being described in the Vedas as unborn, changeless, and highest. It is inaccessible to the mind and beyond words.
3. The third verse refers to bowing to the infinite, eternal being known as the supreme Purusha. It is
This document contains a translation of three verses from Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada.
1. The first verse describes the self as existence-consciousness-bliss, which is the goal of sannyasis. It is beyond waking, dreaming and sleeping states, and always witnesses these states. It is indivisible and not made of the five elements.
2. The second verse refers to worshipping the supreme being described in the Vedas as unborn, changeless, and highest. It is inaccessible to the mind and beyond words.
3. The third verse refers to bowing to the infinite, eternal being known as the supreme Purusha. It is
This document contains a translation of three verses from Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada.
1. The first verse describes the self as existence-consciousness-bliss, which is the goal of sannyasis. It is beyond waking, dreaming and sleeping states, and always witnesses these states. It is indivisible and not made of the five elements.
2. The second verse refers to worshipping the supreme being described in the Vedas as unborn, changeless, and highest. It is inaccessible to the mind and beyond words.
3. The third verse refers to bowing to the infinite, eternal being known as the supreme Purusha. It is
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