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
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