A wish

Today, after my daily practice, this mantra came into my mind. May one day (if not already) you, who is reading these lines, may realize what is written. May it be experienced by each cell of your body, by your body and soul.

Nirvana Shatakam, composed by Adi Shankaracharya over a thousand years ago, is one of the most well know among Sanskrit chants. 🙏 

Mano buddhi ahankara chittani naaham 

na cha shrotravjihve na cha ghraana netre 

na cha vyoma bhumir na tejo na vaayuhu 

chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham

I am not the mind, the intellect, the ego or the memory,

I am not the ears, the skin, the nose or the eyes,

I am not space, not earth, not fire, water or wind,

I am the form of consciousness and bliss,

I am the eternal Shiva

Na cha prana sangyo na vai pancha vayuhu

na va sapta dhatur na va pancha koshah

na vak pani-padam na chopastha payu 

chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham 

I am not the breath, nor the five elements,

I am not matter, nor the 5 sheaths of consciousness 

Nor am I the speech, the hands, or the feet,

I am the form of consciousness and bliss,

I am the eternal Shiva

Na me dvesha ragau na me lobha mohau 

na me vai mado naiva matsarya bhavaha

na dharmo na chartho na kamo na mokshaha 

chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham

There is no like or dislike in me, no greed or delusion,

I know not pride or jealousy,

I have no duty, no desire for wealth, lust or liberation,

I am the form of consciousness and bliss,

I am the eternal Shiva

Na punyam na papam na saukhyam na duhkham 

na mantro na tirtham na veda na yajnah 

aham bhojanam naiva bhojyam na bhokta 

chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham

No virtue or vice, no pleasure or pain,

I need no mantras, no pilgrimage, no scriptures or rituals,

I am not the experienced, nor the experience itself,

I am the form of consciousness and bliss 

I am the eternal Shiva

Na me mrtyu shanka na mejati bhedaha 

pita naiva me naiva mataa na janmaha 

na bandhur na mitram gurur naiva shishyaha 

chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham

I have no fear of death, no caste or creed,

I have no father, no mother, for I was never born,

I am not a relative, nor a friend, nor a teacher nor a student,

I am the form of consciousness and bliss,

I am the eternal Shiva

Aham nirvikalpo nirakara rupo

vibhut vatcha sarvatra sarvendriyanam 

na cha sangatham naiva muktir na meyaha 

chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham

I am devoid of duality, my form is formlessness,

I exist everywhere, pervading all senses,

I am neither attached, neither free nor captive,

I am the form of consciousness and bliss,

I am the eternal Shiva.