Ashtavakra Gita Verse 7.5
अहो चिन्मात्रमेवाहमिन्द्रजालोपमं जगत्। अतो मम कथं कुत्र हेयोपादेयकल्पना॥५॥
5. O Marvellous! I am really Pure Consciousness. The world is like a magic show. Hence, how and where can there be any notion of rejection or acceptance in Me?
Nothing in this world can either attract or repel a Man of Wisdom. He, in perfect detachment, continuously enjoys this free show of the seething universe of multiplicity around him.
To him the world show is fantasy created by his mind with its imagination. There is no reality in it, though it apparently is available for the time being for his perception.
Naturally, therefore, there is nothing for him to accept or reject in this vast illusory show of his own mind in agitation. This attitude of the wise helps him even while he is functioning in the world, for the guidance of the community.
Mahopaniṣad advises: ‘O Man of pure intelligence, with mind at rest, though restlessly working outside, as an apparent doer outside, but really as a non-doer within, play about in the world of activities and attachments.’ (bahiḥ kṛtrimasaṁrambho hṛdi saṁrambhavarjitaḥ, kartā bahirakartāntarloke vihara śuddhadhīḥ. – Mahopaniṣad-6.68)
Abiding in the Self, Men of Wisdom apparently function in the world outside, though in their depths they are ever action-less, ever tranquil.
End of Chapter-7
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