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Karika 5

न दुःखं न सुखं यत्र न ग्राह्यं ग्राहकं न च न चास्ति मूढभावोऽपि तदस्ति परमार्थतः

Where there is neither pain nor pleasure, neither the object to be grasped nor the subject who grasps, and where even the state of delusion does not exist, that alone exists in the highest reality. This verse points directly to the state…

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A contemplative reading in the spirit of the Kashmir Shaivism (Spanda — the doctrine of vibration) tradition — an aid to reflection, not a substitute for a living teacher or the classical commentaries.

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