Chapter 3

1. There is no division of 'with qualities' and 'without qualities' whatsoever. It is free from attraction and aversion, pure, and without manifestation. How can I bow here to the formless Shiva, who is devoid of qualities, all-pervading, the form of the universe, and like space?
2. Free from colors like white, he is ever Shiva. The effect is indeed the cause, and this supreme is Shiva. Thus, I am free from conceptual distinctions, I am Shiva. O friend, how can I bow to the Self within the Self?
3. I am without root and rootlessness, ever arisen. I am without smoke and smokelessness, ever arisen. I am without lamp and light, ever arisen. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
4. How can I speak of it as desireless desire? How can I speak of it as unattached attachment? How can I speak of it as being without essence and non-essence? I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
5. How can I say the whole is of non-dual form? How can I say the whole is of dual form? How can I say the whole is eternal or non-eternal? I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
6. It is neither gross nor subtle, has no coming or going, and is without beginning, middle, or end, and without higher or lower. I speak the truth, indeed, the supreme reality. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
7. Know all the sense organs to be like space. Know all the sense objects to be like space. Know this one, pure Reality, which is neither bound nor free. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
8. O dear one, I am not difficult to know or to be known. I am not difficult to perceive or to be perceived. I am not difficult to approach. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
9. I am the fire that burns the action of non-action. I am the fire that burns the sorrow of non-sorrow. I am the fire that burns the body of non-body. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
10. I am the fire that burns the sin of non-sin. I am the fire that burns the dharma of non-dharma. I am the fire that burns the bondage of non-bondage. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
11. O dear one, I am not devoid of being and non-being. O dear one, I am not devoid of yoga and non-yoga. O dear one, I am not devoid of mind and non-mind. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
12. For me, there is no conceptual distinction of the path of delusion and non-delusion. For me, there is no conceptual distinction of the path of sorrow and non-sorrow. For me, there is no conceptual distinction of the path of greed and non-greed. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
13. The vine of the continuity of worldly existence is never for me. The happiness of the continuity of contentment is never for me. This bondage of ignorance is never for me. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
14. The impurity of the continuity of worldly existence is not a modification for me. The darkness of the continuity of affliction is not a modification for me. The quality of Sattva, which produces its own dharma, is not a modification for me. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
15. The law which causes the pain of affliction is never for me. The mind, born from the yoga of affliction, is never for me. Because this egoism is never for me. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
16. There is no destruction of the wavering and the unwavering, no imagined alternative. There is no destruction of dream and waking, no good or bad. There is no destruction of essence and non-essence, no moving and unmoving. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
17. This is not the known and the knower, nor is it the cause and effect. This is beyond the reach of speech, not mind, not intellect. Thus, how can I describe the truth to you? I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
18. The supreme reality is without division and distinction. How can it be the supreme reality, inside or outside? There is no pre-existing substance, nor anything connected to it. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
19. I am that reality, free from faults like attachment. I am that reality, free from faults like being the cause of creation. I am that reality, free from the sorrow of worldly existence. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
20. If the three states (waking, dreaming, deep sleep) do not exist, how can there be the fourth? If the three times (past, present, future) do not exist, how can there be directions? The supreme state is the peaceful, ultimate reality. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
21. For me, there is no division of long and short. For me, there is no division of broad and narrow. For me, there is no division of corner and circle. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
22. Mother, father, son, etc., are never for me. I am not born, nor do I die, nor do I have a mind. This supreme reality is unwavering and free from agitation. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
23. Pure, utterly pure, beyond thought, of infinite form. Untainted by any stain, beyond thought, of infinite form. Unbroken by any division, beyond thought, of infinite form. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
24. How can Brahma and other hosts of gods be here? How can abodes like heaven be here? If the supreme reality is one, pure, and of a single form. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
25. How can I say the pure is 'not this, not this'? How can I say the pure is 'all that remains'? How can I say the pure is without mark or with mark? I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
26. I always perform the supreme action of non-action. I am the supreme, free from the company of the unattached. I always enjoy the state of being without body and embodiment. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
27. The creation of the illusion of the world is not a modification for me. The creation of crookedness and hypocrisy is not a modification for me. The creation of truth and untruth is not a modification for me. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
28. I have no separation from that which is beyond time, like twilight. I am not deaf or mute, being free from inner awakening. Thus, I am without conceptual distinctions, and not of pure being. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
29. It is free from lord and master, and is untroubled. It is free from mind and thought, and is untroubled. Know it to be free from all, and untroubled. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
30. How can I call this a forest or a temple? How can I call this proven or doubtful? Thus, it is ever uniform and untroubled. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
31. It shines eternally, devoid of the living and the non-living. It shines eternally, devoid of seed and non-seed. It shines eternally, devoid of liberation and bondage. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
32. It shines eternally, devoid of creation. It shines eternally, devoid of worldly existence. It shines eternally, devoid of destruction. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
33. There is not even a mention of name and form for you. There is not even a single thing that is different or non-different for you. O shameless mind, why do you grieve? I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
34. O friend, why do you weep? There is no old age, no death. O friend, why do you weep? There is no pain of birth. O friend, why do you weep? There are no modifications for you. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
35. O friend, why do you weep? You have no form. O friend, why do you weep? You have no deformity. O friend, why do you weep? You have no age. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
36. O friend, why do you weep? You have no age. O friend, why do you weep? You have no minds. O friend, why do you weep? You have no senses. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
37. O friend, why do you weep? You have no desire. O friend, why do you weep? You have no greed. O friend, why do you weep? You have no delusion. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
38. Why do you desire sovereignty when you have no wealth? Why do you desire sovereignty when you have no wife? Why do you desire sovereignty when you have no sense of 'mine'? I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
39. The birth of the world of gross forms is not for you or for me. This shameless mind appears as different. It is free from division and non-division, not for you or for me. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
40. Not even an atom of you has a dispassionate form. Not even an atom of you has a passionate form. Not even an atom of you has a desire-filled form. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
41. There is no meditator in your heart, nor is there samadhi. There is no meditation in your heart, nor in an external place. There is no object of meditation in your heart, nor is there any object or time. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
42. All that is essential has been told by me to you. There is no you, no me, no great one, no guru, no disciple. The supreme reality is of the nature of freedom and naturalness. I am the knowledge immortal, unchanging and all-pervading like the space.
43. How can the supreme reality here be of the nature of bliss? How can the supreme reality here not be of the nature of bliss? How can the supreme reality here be of the nature of knowledge and wisdom, if the supreme One exists, formless like space?
44. Know the one science to be without fire and wind. Know the form of science to be without earth and water. Know the one science to be without equal movement. Know the one science to be vast like space.
45. I am not of the form of void, nor of non-void. I am not of pure form, nor of impure form. I am not form or formlessness in any way. The supreme reality is the form of my own Self.
46. Renounce, renounce the world. Renounce renunciation in every way. From the poison of renunciation, the pure, natural, and eternal nectar arises.