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The text of Atmabodha avoids the technicalities found in the
vedas, but conveys the message of jnana yoga (the path of knowledge) to
the layman . In a short compendium of sixty eight stanzas, the knowledge of
the Self is described in an unique and simple style . Shankara starts with
the requirements of the aspirant, and goes on to explain the nature of
world -Samsara, the embodiments of the soul, the influence of mAyA and the
superimposition of Atman . He describes the meditation technique based on
aphorism ‘I am Brahman,’ the supreme being,
‘Aham Brahmasmi’, and elucidates the fruits of Self-realization and the
state of the jivanmukta (liberated soul).
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The All-pervading Akasa appears to be diverse on account of its association with
various conditionings (Upadhis) which are different from each other. Space becomes one on
the destruction of these limiting adjuncts: So also the Omnipresent Truth appears to be
diverse on account of Its association with the various Upadhis and becomes one on the
destruction of these Upadhis.
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