RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 01 | SELECTIONS | PART 1

|| 01 | RIBHU-NIDAGHA DIALOGUE ||

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 11

There is nothing that can be talked of as non-Self , neither the mind as the non-Self , nor the world as the non-Self .

Be of the certitude that there is nothing that is non-Self .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 12

By the absence of all sankalpa-s , by the elimination of all forms , by the conviction of there being only BRAHMAN , be of the certitude that there is not anything that is non-Self .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 13

In the absence of mind , there is no thinking ; in the absence of the body , there is no aging .

With the conviction of there being only BRAHMAN , be of the certitude that there is no non-Self .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 14

Because of the absence of feet , there is no walking ; because of the absence of hands , there is no work .

There being only BRAHMAN alone , be of the certitude that there is no non-Self .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 15

Because of the absence of Brahma The Creator , there is no World ; in the absence thereof , there is no Hari The Sustainer .

There being only BRAHMAN alone , be of the certitude that there is no non-Self .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 16

In the absence of aging , there is no death ; nor is there the world or the Veda-s or the gods .

There being only BRAHMAN alone , be of the certitude that there is no non-Self .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 17

There is no dharma ( righteous conduct ) , no purity , no ( concept of ) truth , no fear .

There being only BRAHMAN alone , be of the certitude that there is no non-Self .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 19

The Guru , indeed , does not exist ; truly , there is no disciple .

There being only BRAHMAN alone , be of the certitude that there is no non-Self .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 20

There being nothing that is the first , there is nothing that is the second ; there being no second , there is nothing as the first .

If there is the concept of truth , something as nontruth will also arise .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 21

If there be any concept of nontruth , a concept of truth will also arise , with it .

If there is inauspiciousness , know that there is a notion of auspiciousness .

Likewise , if there is auspiciousness , there will be inauspiciousness .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 22

If you think of fearlessness , fear is postulated ; fear is concomitant with fearlessness .

There being only BRAHMAN alone , be of the certitude that there is no non-Self .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 23

If there is bondage , there is liberation ; in the absence of bondage , there is no liberation .

If there is death , there is birth ; in the absence of birth , there is no death either .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 24

If there is " you " , there is " I " ; if there is no " you " , there is no " I " .

If there is " this " , there is " that " ; in the absence of " that " , there is no " this " either .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 25

" If it is there " implies something not being there ; " it is not there " implies something being there .

If there is an effect , there is some cause ; in the absence of effect , there is no cause .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 26

If there is duality , there is ( a concept of ) nonduality ; in the absence of duality , there is no ( concept of ) nonduality either .

If there is something to be seen , a seer is also there ; in the absence of anything to see , there is no seer at all either .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 27

If there is an interior , there surely is an exterior ; if there be no interior , there is also no exterior .

If there be ( a concept of ) completeness , it implies something of incompleteness .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 28

If there is a little that can be thought of , it becomes all in no time ; if there is not a little — nothing whatsoever of anything at anytime — nothing arises .

RIBHU GITA | CHAPTER 1 | VERSE 29

Therefore , all this does not exist in the least at any time : neither " you " nor " I " , neither " this " nor " that " .

There being only BRAHMAN alone , be of the certitude that there is no non-Self .