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Ashtavakra Gita
Peace
Bliss
Body
Mind
Ego
Detachment
Spirituality
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a seeker's struggle with maintaining the continuous peace described in the Ashtavakra Gita. He explains that the seeker's complaint about receiving only momentary relief rather than infinite bliss stems from a lack of true eligibility. He emphasizes that the verses of the Ashtavakra Gita, such as those stating that one is not the body and is without desire or modification, are conditional. Peace and bliss are experienced only in the moments when these truths are actually lived and the conditions of being desireless and detached are met. Acharya Prashant points out that the seeker's tendency to constantly evaluate what they have gained is the work of the egoistic 'trader' within. He asserts that the entire purpose of the Ashtavakra Gita is to eliminate this internal entity that seeks to possess and measure spiritual progress. Instead of questioning why the bliss is not constant, the seeker should investigate the nature of the one who is doing the questioning and seeking the reward, as that very entity is the obstacle to liberation.