Lord Dattatreya said,
Hemalekha continued,
- Be also free from the thought 'I see'; remain still like a blind man seeing. What transcends 'sight' and 'no sight', That you are. Be quick and be That.
[Note by author: The Self transcends also the feeling 'I see'. Adherence to that sensation divorces one from the Self. Therefore, let that feeling also vanish, for that state is absolutely unstained by will, sensation or thought. Otherwise, there will be no perfection in spite of innumerable efforts. Again the word sight includes the waking and dream state and no sight signifies deep sleep. That which is threading through these three states and even surpasses the sense 'I am' is what you are. This is the fourth state turiya.]
- Hemachuda did accordingly, and having gained that state referred to by his wife, he remained peaceful a long time, unaware of anything beside the Self.
[Note: The commentator says that he was in nirvikalpa samadhi.]
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Thus ends the chapter "Peace" in the section on Hemachuda in Tripura Rahasya.
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