Chapter 12 – Peace is Inside You

The seeker Janak explains his inner position:

Earlier I got fed up with doings of this body

Then I got fed up with my endless speeking, thoughts

Now I am fed up with worries of this mind

Therefore now I have settled down within my-Self as it is. 12.1

Having lost interest in my thoughts and

in the invisibility of my-Self and

in concentrating my mind;

I am now stopped and settled within my-Self as it is. 12.2

For meditation also efforts are needed

to control the distracted mind;

Understanding this rule

I am ok as I am. 12.3 

Having relieved of the dilemma of

Holding or Leaving anything in life and;

In absence of excitement or grief

I am now established in my-Self as I am. 12.4

To live with a family

To live alone, To meditate

To leave something I love

These are all choices of my mind only;

Having seen and understood this

I am now back to my-Self as I am. 12.5

Just as the feeling of ‘doing things’ is ignorance

So as the feeling ‘not doing things’ is ignorance;

Having realized this truth

I have stopped within my-Self as I am. 12.6 

Thinking about the Unthinkable

One just gathers more thoughts;

Having dropped thinking itself

I am now resting as I am. 12.7

Some become relaxed only after long efforts

But those who are relaxed by nature need no efforts. 12.8

End of Chapter 12