Vivekachudamani Pdf English Review
A striking teaching: liberation is not a post-mortem heaven. One can be fully realized—free from ego, desire, and fear—while eating, walking, and talking in the world. Such a person is a Jivanmukta .
The fruit of this rigorous discrimination is Jivanmukti —liberation while living. The realized sage, or Jnani , sees no difference between a clod of earth, a stone, or gold; between praise or blame; between a king and a beggar. The body and mind continue to function until their prarabdha karma (the portion of karma that has begun to bear fruit) exhausts itself. However, the sage never identifies with these. The Vivekachudamani closes with powerful declarations of the liberated state: “I am not the body, nor the senses, nor the mind... I am Consciousness and Bliss absolute... I am He.” vivekachudamani pdf english