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Dattatreya is the universal Guru, isn’t he? And he has said that the whole world was his Guru. If you look at evil you feel you should not do it. So he said evil also was his Guru. If you see good, you would wish to do it; so he said that good also was his Guru; both good and evil, he said, were his Gurus. It seems that he asked a hunter which way he should go, but the latter ignored his question, as he was intent upon his aim to shoot a bird above. Dattatreya saluted him, saying, ‘You are my Guru! Though killing the bird is bad, keeping your aim so steadfast in shooting the arrow as to ignore my query is good, thereby teaching me that I should keep my mind steadfast and fixed on Ishwara. You are therefore my Guru.’ In the same way he looked upon everything as his Guru, till in the end he said that his physical body itself was a Guru, as its consciousness does not exist during sleep and the body that does not exist should therefore not be confused with the soul — dehatmabhavana (the feeling that the body is the soul). Therefore that too was a Guru for him. While he looked upon the whole world as his Guru, the whole world worshipped him as its Guru.

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Here is neither Emptiness nor fullness;
Here is neither purity nor impurity.
Here is neither the All nor its absence;
Why lament, then, O mind? I'm the same Self in all.

Panchamodhyayah
Chapter 5, Verse 8

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Here, in the realm of Unity, everyone is eternally free;
A "short time" and a "long time" have no meaning here.
Here, no distinction such as "fat" or "thin" exists;
Why lament, then, O mind? I'm the same Self in all.

Panchamodhyayah
Chapter 5, Verse 7

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There's no space in the jar, or even a jar;
There's no container of the soul, or even a soul.
There's no separation between Cause and effect;
Why lament, then, O mind? I'm the same Self in all.

Panchamodhyayah
Chapter 5, Verse 6

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There's no knowledge and no ignorance in the experience of Unity;
There's no near and no far in the experience of Unity;
There's no time and no eternity in the experience of Unity;
Why lament, then, O mind? I'm the same Self in all.

Panchamodhyayah
Chapter 5, Verse 5

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There's no real distinction between the Imaginer and the imagination;
There's no real distinction between the Cause and Its effect.
A poem and its words are one and the same;
Why lament, then, O mind? I'm the same Self in all.

Panchamodhyayah
Chapter 5, Verse 4

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Beyond "high" and "low," I'm the same Self in all.
Beyond "inner" and "outer," I'm the same Self in all.
If there is only the One, I'm the same Self in all;
Why lament, then, O mind? I'm the same Self in all.

Panchamodhyayah
Chapter 5, Verse 3

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"Thou art That," the scriptures proclaim;
"Thou art That," one's own Self affirms.
You are beyond all diversification, the same Self in all.
Why lament, then, O mind? I'm the same Self in all.

Panchamodhyayah
Chapter 5, Verse 2

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AUM pervades everything, equally, like space;
Within It, there are no distinctions such as "high" and "low."
The formless Unmanifest manifests as form;
How else could the Imperishable show forth Its Light?

Panchamodhyayah
Chapter 5, Verse 1

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In that state where one knows nothing at all,
This versified knowledge doesn't even exist.
So, now, while I'm in the state of samarasa,
I, the Avadhut, have spoken of the supreme Absolute.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 25

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Those who possess strong determination renounce meditation;
They renounce all their good works as well as their bad.
The nectar of renunciation they drink to their fill.
My nature is Freedom; there's no maya to me.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 24

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Know, without any doubt, that I'm limitless.
Know, without any doubt, that I'm changeless.
Know, without any doubt, that no stains can touch me.
My nature is Freedom; there's no maya to me.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 23

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My awareness of the Self is constant; I never abandon it;
So I'm never affected by darkness or light.
How, then, can I speak of my morning or evening prayers?
My nature is Freedom; there's no maya to me.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 22

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I have no father or mother; I have no family or caste;
I've never known birth, and I've never known death.
How, then, can I speak of affection or attachment?
My nature is Freedom; there's no maya to me.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 21

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I'm not unlearned, nor am I learned;
I don't remain silent, nor do I say anything.
How, then, can I speak of true or false doctrines?
My nature is Freedom; there's no maya to me.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 20

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Know well that, in samadhi, all things are One;
Know also that I'm unaffected by the attainment or
non-attainment of samadhi.
How, then, can I speak of union or separation?
My nature is Freedom; there's no maya to me.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 19

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I have never been lonely because the Creator has never left me for a moment. He has never left anyone for a moment.

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My Heart is so full with the joy of the holy spirit.
It is filled with it.
If something tremendous was not destined to happen here,
I would not come to Rishikesh. I would not have been made to take this journey at this time. For consciousness never waste it's expression.
Every day I am looking for You.
Every single day.
Not one of you should miss this chance because whatever else you are searching for cannot compare with the discovery of your own true nature. Take my word for it.
You must win your Self back from the grip of delusion.
Have this winning attitude.
Grace is assisting you to come to a place like this.
Because of the power and directness of the teaching and pointing, you will come up against forces that work in the opposite direction to keep you small-minded and identified only as a 'person'.
The 'person' is only a costume that consciousness wears for a few seasons but now It is growing tired of the complexities and limitations of personhood and longs to come home to it's completeness.
Your Being is naturally happy, so full of joy, so totally content and filled with the presence of God. It really does not need a relationship with the 'person'. Be willing to cut it loose.
Sometimes I feel a bit like a fisherman going out to catch a fish or two with a string, a hook and a little worm.
But here I come with a great net with the intention to catch as many as is possible for it is feeling in my heart like here is a harvest for freedom.
We have to listen with the universal Heart, not just with the limited mind.
And you must overcome the serpent's voice.
Whatever power is needed is already there in you.
Use your power of discernment well.
You have been touched by an energy of light and joy, a deep sense of presence has awakened.
It is your fragrance – It is You.
When I point to you, don't think it is not you but someone else.
Believe it is you. It is your turn.
Come with an urgency but not a haste.
Goodness is on your side.
You have total advantage for the goal is already within you.
Yet, something wants to spoil it.
It is the same guy again.
But he can only spoil things with your assistance.
And in the big picture, he is part of the dance of life.
Without him, there is nothing to overcome.
And life is a game of transcendence.
You must be wise not merely clever.
If you want to be happy, no one can stop you.
If you want to be free, nothing can stop you.


Make your choice.

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Know well that I'm unaffected by the appearance or
non-appearance of the world;
To me, there is neither maya or its absence.
How, then, can I speak of the performance of right actions?
My nature is Freedom; there's no maya to me.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 18

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I never experience sleeping, waking, or the deep yogic trance;
To me, there is neither night-time nor day.
How, then, can I speak of the four states of the mind?
My nature is Freedom; there's no maya to me.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 17

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I've never experienced death or deathlessness, nor evil or good;
None of these opposites exist in me, my child.
How, then, can I speak of "impurity" or "purity"?
My nature is Freedom; there's no maya to me.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 16

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I've never been either formless or with form;
I've never had a beginning, middle, or end.
How, then, can I speak, friend, of "youth" or of "old-age"?
My nature is Freedom; there's no maya to me.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 15

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I'm neither free of, nor bound by, the senses;
I follow no rules of "should" or "shouldn't."
How, then, can I speak, friend, of "success" or of "failure"?
My nature is Freedom; there's no maya to me.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 14

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One can't speak of something separate from the Self;
One cannot speak of what doesn't exist.
How, then, can I speak, friend, of "similar" or "dissimilar"?
My nature is Freedom; there's no maya to me.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 13

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I have no body, nor am I without bodies;
I have neither intellect, nor mind, nor senses.
How, then, could I speak of attraction or repulsion?
My nature is Freedom; there's no maya to me.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 12

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There's no superimposer and nothing superimposed;
I am neither "the knower" nor "the object of knowledge."
How, then, could I speak of creation or dissolution?
My nature is Freedom; there's no maya to me.

Chaturthodhyayah
Chapter 4, Verse 11

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