Chapter 17 mentions transcending both bondage and liberation. Can you explain this advanced concept and the path to achieving it?

๐Ÿ“– Chapter 17

The idea of transcending both bondage and liberation is a profound spiritual teaching found in Chapter 17. It points to a state beyond duality, suggesting that as long as one conceptualizes liberation, they are still operating within the framework of its opposite, bondage. The text states, "Where there is liberation, there is bondage; where there is bondage, there is liberation. Transcend both states and remain in your pure, self-controlled state." The path to this state involves what is called "knowledge of diligence" (Vijnana). This requires discarding all ignorance concerning happiness and sorrow, looking at your own self, and ceasing to identify with the limited ego of "me and you." By following the Sadguru's word with faith and keeping the focus on the Self, one can attain this non-dual state.


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