Unlocking the Paradox of Ignorance After Enlightenment: Ashtavakra Gita's Hidden Teachings

The paradox of ignorance is a realization reserved for a great master after they have stepped beyond the pale of enlightenment. But what have they been ignorant of? And what should they actively ignore? In this episode of The Sacred Word, I will explain an important verse from the Ashtavakra Gita, a text one is ready to assimilate after enlightenment. The Ashtavakra Gita is for those to absorb oneself in the presence of the Ultimate Reality after awakening.
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[@lifebydesign9435]

You can use a intellectual wording in order to understand the experience so that's the thing

[@SkyScannerBtown]

@@J.Shelby He who talks doesn't know, he who knows doesn't talk": that is what Lao-tzu told us, in a book of five thousand words. If he was the one who knew, how could he have been such a blabbermouth? :) He has to be

[@SkyScannerBtown]

@@lifebydesign9435 He who talks doesn't know, he who knows doesn't talk": that is what Lao-tzu told us, in a book of five thousand words. If he was the one who knew, how could he have been such a blabbermouth?:) He has to be x

[@higgsking]

Been here since early subs. There's no other channel I wish more success to than this one. 100k makes me happy. Keep showing light here, guys.

[@woodenlungs1]

Know that which has form is unreal, only the formless is permanent.Once you realise this teaching, you will not return again. Om shanti shanti shanti.🙏

[@freds4814]

Inchagiri Navnath Sampradaya

[@abirmajumder7903]

By formless people relate to physical world... not the subtle one... inner one...

[@SkyScannerBtown]

Yes very good, and may I add how grateful am to receive this wisdom today. Thanks for being a great messenger of truth Jason, your work is seen and appreciated by those who are open ( real eyes ) ( realise ) Real eyes the real I . x

[@amandabrutus-phillips9624]

I have been doing this since my India trip with you and it has been powerful! Thank you for this. I’ve been reading the Avadhuta Gita I bought while there and again the experiences since reading it has been powerful. Thank you for the recommendation of that book Jason.

[@PhillyTaiChi]

Without a doubt, at the height of knowledge, we realize that the accumulated knowledge must be discarded. Outwardly follow man, inwardly follow tao, sounds easy, but it takes a tremendous effort to discern false thoughts from true. It seems the scriptures of old, throughout so many cultures and belief systems are exactly as you describe, a stepping stone to reach beyond mind. I would surmise, humbly, that Astavkra and Avadhuta reiterate the truth so often because understanding that truth is a form of knowledge and insight that is known beyond mind. That which is known to the consciousness is unknown to mind and vice versa. This also speaks to the same paradox in a way. Hence something I say often, Don't go on the spiritual journey!! Only a rare few understand that and it's meaning ;) Absolutely I agree Jason, that once there is an understanding, there is no longer a need to written material, meditation techniques, breathing techniques, these are all also scaffolding, if you will. I'm very sure you've read many versions of the Tao Te Ching, over the years. I would love to ask you your thoughts on the opening sentence in the very first chapter, 'The Tao that can be named is not the eternal tao.' .... Like a bolt of lightning some years ago, it struck me that the entire Tao Te Ching was quite possibly summarized in the first sentence of the first chapter. I believe if one truly, truly grasps that meaning, the rest is unnecessary. Knowing that all further description within, is just to again, act as a bridge to form the deeper real understanding. How synonymous is that with Nisargadatta Maharaj's quote - "All that is conceivable and perceivable is unreal". Backed up with the venerable Sri Ramana Maharshi quote - "Only that which does not change is real." The warning of the spiritual journey is that it is the mind that leads us there out of a sense of lacking, hence why it is said that the first step in this case is a misstep. Tricky, tricky... A favorite quote from the great sage Kabir - "Seek the truth, or go lay in a ditch somewhere" hehe (love that). Seeking truth, with the rare guidance of those that walked before us. If that great truth can be experienced, just briefly, well.... What is all this talk bondage and liberation!? ;) much love my friend!

[@ezreality]

Another great video. Thank you Jason. The Oneness of reality has a name, its name is Me!

[@Lagann11]

Being mindful of not mistaking the map for the territory and heavily identifying with the differentiation that the map shows us, yet understanding that the map is also a part of the All. There is definitely a point of paradox where abstractions start to recycle in different forms thus binding you in a mental loop. Only experiencing in real time takes you to something that is already there. This is such a great channel. And wow, that view in the background looks amazing!

[@tordkarl]

Is it a view of Arunachala?

[@euclidofalexandria3786]

Thank you for posting, looks like youre over in India, Lucky :-) indeed the ternal is more real than the transient.

[@sophiemandese6989]

Not related to the video but thought I'd ask: have you done a video on and/or experienced kundalini energy? Before I even knew what it was, I would feel the energy going up my spine while meditating on Brahman. Now every time I meditate I have the same experience (at varying strengths) and I wonder what your perspective on it is.

[@aware2action]

I love your channel, the content and the beauty expressed by your passion. I also like the bite sized content(8-10mins). In this chaotic existence, this is a paradise. It definitely keeps you grounded to the true reality(which essentially, is nothing external inclusive of our physical appearances).

[@AdnanTraveller]

Love and enjoy your sharing. Thank you.

[@pavel_shui]

That was a good one 🙏

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[@CoryNatureIsTheAnswer]

Your work is beautiful! It inspires me for my own content creation. There is a lot happening in the communities I'm in, sharing what is called Natural Law, hermetic principles and the ancient wisdom! Daoism, deism, animism etc. Would always be down to connect and share, as I've also revived the spiritualist abolitionists who were considered "anarchists", similarly titled by others like that of the old sages. I'd love to share psychological experiments and more info that's happening.. the ideas of daoism will grow inevitably, with the rise of all these ideas.

[@sanetrayy]

"Destruction of the real ignorance, ignorance of the atman, ignorance of the ultimate reality brahman." eye openening

[@sethmorrison9476]

love the view, Jason! thanks for the great insight.

[@ketherwhale6126]

ThevBrahman reality makes you feel insane , because nobody else gets it. It’s you playing hide & seek with your Self on many different levels & stages. It’s simple but it freaks you out nonetheless because the old thought system doesn’t compute it and therefore makes you feel disoriented.

[@baronbullshyster2996]

Thank you great content as always 🙏

[@AkealSenpai]

You could probably care less Jason but congratulations on the 100k Subs. More channels like this definitely deserve a lot more recognition for sure.

[@aladymcsomeonestein8593]

Such rich knowledge in these videos. I thank you Jason for sharing!

[@mavrosyvannah]

There is no such thing as enlightenment. You and I were born as enlightened as possible. Immediately the sea of lies swamps in and blinds the new arrival. A few, much later in life, will painfully tear the glue from our eyes.

[@andrewjewell3142]

Thanks for sharing your wisdom peace and love to you Jason ❤️

[@garywalker8413]

Jason, for the less scholarly @3:45 really provides subject matter expert support to having trust in our individual assessment of self and ego based delusion, regardless of our level of study and knowledge of those who have paved the way. You may have an audience that reads and understands references to scripture, but you also have an audience that leans to trust energy and instinct, and what we know to be altruistic karmic retribution. Thx for your videos.

[@kfwimmer]

Really good! You are getting better and better

[@sacredmetaphics]

Namaste Brother, You are doing a excellent work

[@ElAsh-pc7fr]

Thanks Jason🙏

[@karl882]

Thanks!

[@russellsmith3567]

A very interesting person I came across turned me onto this text a few weeks ago. I'd read the Avaduta Gita but this text blew my mind.

[@karl882]

Thank you Jason ❤🙏

[@KARIS1961]

Thank you!

[@kursk124]

DIVINE GRATITUDE

[@williamkauffman5745]

very good

[@iamtv6129]

I like your content, thank you 😊

[@srinivaskini4704]

Brilliant❤

[@TheEmpressPalpatine]

I feel like Neo in The Matrix. One minute I see the code of a reality that isn't; the next minute I get caught up in it. Time to take the red pill.

[@skynet_cyberdyne_systems]

nice

[@AxViki]

Nice

[@hawktalk639]

Arunachala 🌈

[@harrygreen3277]

Love it.

[@sanetrayy]

This video is just omg, i get the title.

[@davidgodshall2535]

I am that which alone is and which has always been

[@IAMLove33]

🙏💜

[@Take076]

mēya - measured reality, real things as they are measured

[@Allan_Flows]

🌱

[@akshatbhandari4779]

Knowing the atman is like knowing drop of water and you are one with ocean. But god still decides if you stay in ocean, go to glacier and be still long time and flow again to purify someone like river ganga/Ramana Maharishi or you keep flowing as water cycle, evaporate fall as rainfall go to glacier or in field(infinite journeys possible).

[@moonsod1113]

You have taken that anology too far. Knowing Atman is to become Atman, as it is the transcendental realm. It is not a thing; it is everything. Enlightenment is when the individual becomes the universal. It is like cloud, a field of space that is infinite. God does nothing to the Atman. There is only ever one Atman, which is the One. It is unlimited and unconditined by anything in existence. It is beyond time and space and ever on its own level, the constant Witness. It only experiences itself. That one Being contracts through pure consciousness to become mind and personality; then, by meditation, like gas escaping (in a way), it expands again to become pure consciousness for a while, thus becoming omnipresent non-mind and non-definite, just a fild of beingness. But because the biology cannot maintain that level, it goes back to normal mind. But with enlightenment it permanently disidentifies with form and its function and its limitations. What was all-inside becomes both inside and outside. Then silent consciousness is everywhere. Bu there is also a lesser stage, which people call awakening, where the Jivatman wakes up to itself to realise it is formless and free and extremely alert, and this converts into immortality for itself as the formless unborn consciousness, whereas for the Atman there is Eternity. I have been through both states, but it is never what you think it is gong to be, not what anyone says it will be like, because in each stage there is a new state of Being which the mind cannot comprehend, even when it gets this and lives it.

[@abdulsatthar3548]

❤️❤️🙏

[@chriss6971]

I Am the I Am in all things, that I Am.

[@pashketus]

Many thanks, paradox is of course that one day we abandon all teachings.

[@innocenzz]

haven't watched the whole video yet, but wanted to point out the excellent translation capabilities by YT :-) at 34 seconds it says: 'the deepest Nididhyyasana ATTACKS of all' !! thought that's kinda funny and true as well, even paradoxical maybe :-) I mean reading the Ashtavakra Gita is kinda like being kicked, while at the same time there isn't anything that can be kicked.

[@Jonah_Hari-Krsna47]

The rope analogy made me giggle 😂🐍

[@ashasingh6923]

🙏🌷🌼🌸🌸🌻🌹🙏

[@sushandesai2515]

Awesome video!! Could you pls tell me where exactly this video was taken? Thanks 🙏

[@ElAsh-pc7fr]

Looks like Arunachala mountain in southern India where Ramana Maharsi lived most of his life..I think.

[@sushandesai2515]

@@ElAsh-pc7fr yes but where exactly is he shooting the video was my ask:)

[@tobinharris8107]

👍💖☯

[@williamburts5495]

No need to realize self because to be conscious is to be self-conscious

[@ayellaabwot]

I would say the world is not the illusion. It is the self that is an illusion. What you call "you" is the illusion. There is no such thing as individuality, there is only the cycle of birth and death.

[@nymphacasander9784]

🙃 STAYING AWAKE 🙃

[@solyluna1778]

Thought you would mention the Nagas?

[@longlivehumble6694]

"The Secret of the Singularity (Gems of Wisdom)" by Shunyamurti is one book I can recommend

[@nikhildeshmukh6221]

Is that Isha yoga center behind?

[@colemarsh13]

...and here you are ...💓✨️🙌🏻

[@stvn0378]

Ever think about how words have power but themselves are just representations of reality, but the realities are independent of the words associated with them? For all these spiritual ideas you can have words from a hundred different languages, if you taught a child that a cloud was "tree" that association would stick... So our minds/consciousness is shaped strongly by words which associations we were taught, but any power those associations they bear are they not just abstractions of realities independent of language? Am i on too something or just going crazy here

[@AJAYSINGH-ns1vv]

You have understood sanatan hindu dharm deeply. I would suggest you to watch puri shankaracharya shri nishchalanand saraswatijis video on deep sleep he talks in hindi but eng subtitles are available. You will understand sanatan hindu dharm much more by seeing his videos but I suggest you that you should not watch his videos by preconcieved notions he is a very high saint and sanyasi.

[@Cale_Davison]

:)

[@billzepp69]

I made this cool video then watched it in a different being but was always just both beings. That’s fucking crazy lol 😝 ❤

[@paulnelson5494]

There is a small error in the advice of abiding in the Atman. When you are the Atman. This error does separate us from Atman. It is not a state but it just is.A state is an experience of the senses and mind.

[@cassandrareedy7369]

Solipsism?

[@paulnelson5494]

@@cassandrareedy7369 I don't know. Just when one investigates ones nature whether it is a negative neti neti emptiness or positive sense of a non changeable, one should be clear that you are only investigating you. It is not a separate entity that one has to abide in or a state that us changeable.

[@moonsod1113]

@@paulnelson5494 The real Self, Atman, cannot be investigated because it is utterly beyond everything and the mind cannot go there - ever. Then there is no neti-neti; there is just total abstraction from everything here.

[@mode13H_MM]

Just give us a method of sustained concentration and we will figure out the rest. Otherwise it is still word calisthenics. Why can't we call spade a spade? I am a Hindu by birth btw. I don't have a "beef" with all this. Just tired of running around in circles.

[@pramodsharma8912]

he is talking true santana dharma .god is Self Ie Atma .not ram krishna facebook never allowed me to write Self as god against official religion of meta co in india .

[@yifuxero5408]

Nonsense. The universe exists in the relative sense, but what doesn't exist is the notion of the universe separate from its own nature, Pure Consciousness, the Self, the Transcendental Absolute. To tap into and merge with the Self, no problem. Access "Mahamritunjaya mantra - Sacred Sounds Choir" Listen to it for 5 min per day for at least two weeks, and merge into The Self, Brahman..

[@moonsod1113]

How do you know the universe exists when it is just your senses informing your brain, which then interprets it to make sense of it? And -that name you use - didn't you use to be on Rick Archer's Fairfieldlife?

[@lightsparks5206]

Hahahah 😆😆

[@pramodsharma8912]

i v Brahma sutra of adi shankara tell you a fake brahm sutra of bhakti also on circulation .bhakti of whom read page 4 of Brahma sutra Brahman is also the inner Self of everyone and therefore cannot be separate from man born . neither He or she can be subject or object . it cannot be an object ..all in this very page 4 ..object of perception .cannot be sense stop ridiculousness mr modi your born not ever in school .