Chapter 8 · Bondage and Liberation

Verse 8.1 · Ashtavakra

“It is bondage when the mind desires or grieves at anything, rejects or accepts anything, feels happy or angry at anything.”

tadā bandho yadā cittaṃ kiñcid vāñchati śocati…

Verse 8.2 · Ashtavakra

“Liberation is attained when the mind does not desire or grieve, reject or accept, feel happy or angry.”

tadā muktir yadā cittaṃ na vāñchati na śocati…

Verse 8.3 · Ashtavakra

“It is bondage when the mind is attached to any particular sense-organ. It is liberation when the mind is not attached to any of the…”

tadā bandho yadā cittaṃ saktaṃ kāsv api dṛṣṭiṣu…

Verse 8.4 · Ashtavakra

“When there is no 'I', there is liberation; when there is 'I', there is bondage. Considering thus, easily refrain from accepting or…”

yadā nāhaṃ tadā mokṣo yadāhaṃ bandhanaṃ tadā…