Sage Ashtavakra Says,

In his instruction on Self-Realization, Sage Ashtavakra says,

  Those who aspire for liberation (mukti) should shun the sensuous world and treat the sense objects as poison. The spiritual seeker should seek "truth' and be sincere, kind, content, and seek forgiveness. He/she should be humble and show respect to others' feelings. This implies the prior qualification of a practice of ashtanga yoga sutra. A high order of self-discipline is called for here without which the mind cannot be focused on the higher Self. Giving up of worldly attachment is a must. One cannot ride two horses- suti and the asuti, the black and the white, at the same time; either you are here (dabbling in worldly affairs) or there (in pursuit of the higher, paramarthika). 

   This is the ultimate truth. People fool themselves by clamoring for worldly enjoyment, as also, seeking spiritual goal. Renunciation(vairagya) is necessary, of course, till one attains the 'knowledge of the Self'. As one advances in the spiritual pursuit, all these attachments drop off by themselves.

  [Note: the Samskruta shloka are not given here. Only the summary of the verses are given with some explanatory notes].