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dhamma (Skt. dharma): (1) event, phenomenon; (2) mental quality; (3) teaching; (4) nibbana

Atma Shatakam by Adi Shankara

(perhaps you’d also enjoy listening in song, in Sanskrit)

1) I am not mind, nor intellect, nor ego, 
    nor the reflections of inner self (chitta). [more]
I am not the five senses. [more] 
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. 

2) Neither can I be termed as energy (prana), 
    nor five types of breath (vayus), [more]
    nor the seven material essences, [more]
    nor the five coverings (pancha-kosha). [more]
Neither am I the five instruments of elimination, 
    procreation, motion, grasping, or speaking. [more]
I am indeed, 
    That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva,
    love and pure consciousness.

3) 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.

4) I have neither merit (virtue), 
    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 (Vedas), rituals or sacrifices (yagnas). 
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.

5) 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.

6) I am all pervasive. 
I am without any attributes, 
    and without any form. 
I have neither attachment to the world, 
    nor to liberation (mukti). 
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.

Atma Shatakam / Nirvana Shatikam of Adi Shankara (788 - 820 CE)

Source: swamij.com

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