About me

From Nirvana Shatkam written by Adi Shankaracharya:






I am not mind, nor intellect, nor ego, nor the reflections of inner self.
I am not the five senses. I am beyond that.
I am not the ether, nor the earth, nor the fire, nor the wind (The five elements).
I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.


Neither can I be termed as energy, nor five types of breath.
Nor the seven material essences, nor the five coverings.
Neither am I the five instruments of elimination, procreation, motion, grasping, or speaking.
I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.


I have no hatred or dislike, nor affiliation or liking, nor greed, nor delusion.
Nor pride or haughtiness, nor feelings of envy or jealousy.
I have no duty (dharma), nor any money, nor any desire (kama), nor even liberation (moksha).
I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.


I have neither merit, nor demerit (vice).
I do not commit sins or good deeds, nor have happiness or sorrow, pain or pleasure.
I do not need mantras, holy places, scriptures, rituals or sacrifices.
I am none of the triad of the observer or one who experiences, the process of observing or experiencing, or  any object being observed or experienced.
I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.


I do not have fear of death, as I do not have death.
I have no separation from my true self, no doubt about my existence, nor have I discrimination on the basis of birth.
I have no father or mother, nor did I have a birth.
I am not the relative, nor the friend, nor the guru, nor the disciple.
I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.


I am all pervasive. I am without any attributes and without any form.
I have neither attachment to the world, nor to liberation.
I have no wishes for anything because I am everything, everywhere, every time, always in equilibrium.
I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.