Just similar to the Ashtavakra Samhita, the Avadhuta-Gita also eulogizes the state of existence in the ultimate Brahmn. Avadhuta is Dattatreya, the manifest name and form of Shri Hari Narayana. Narayana is everything as we have seen from Narayanopanishad or Suryopanishad. Everything manifests from Narayana. Narayana means eternal flow of Consciousness. There is beginning or end to this and it encompasses everything that exists! Now, this state of Narayana is not something to be attained or realized since IT only manifests as an other. So what all we see is Nrayana and nothing but Narayana. It is also the journey of the Soul, 'the Advent of the Soul'. the soul is an ion, a photon, a particle of energy, a lifetron. Hence what Avadhuta instructs to King Kartavirya is very simple. "Why do you cry, you restless Mind?" When everything is yourself, when there is nothing ele besides you, what is there seek? What is there know? What is there to realize? What is there to think of? There is nothing.
This level of understanding does not come to mortals. However, every jiva is in this state everyday, every night and it does not know that! For instance, a person is looking askance and will not recognize even if his friend is standing in front of him! Many people are not hearing or seeing although they are in the midst of a gathering and lecture or music is going on. What do you call such a situation? so also, a person who is unconscious due to a blow on the head, or a person in deep sleep or in a state of day dream. All these indicate the silent mind or lack of focused attention. The state of 'brahm', Narayana or Krishna is that state where the mind is still.
The most intriguing part of this study is the oft repeated statement: "Why do you cry when you are not born at all; and, the question of death does not arise at all?"
Every passage given here is for deep contemplation and realize the 'Truth' Once the truth is realized the jiva is totally liberated.
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