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What are the key teachings on liberation (moksha) in the Ashtavakra Gita?

A glance at the Ashtavakra Gita feels like stumbling onto a treasure map for inner freedom. Liberation, or moksha, isn’t painted as a distant mountain to climb but as the very ground underfoot, waiting to be noticed.

• Pure Awareness Beyond the Mind
The text insists that true self is untouched by thoughts, emotions or the body’s ups and downs—much like the sky remains unspoiled by passing clouds. Identifying with that spacious “I” cuts through mental chatter, revealing unshakeable calm even amid today’s nonstop digital buzz or global headlines.

• Effortless Release of Attachments
No need for fancy rituals or endless disciplines: dropping clinging desires is enough. This approach feels refreshingly minimal, almost like Marie Kondo for the soul—if something doesn’t spark that deep sense of “I am,” let it go.

• Non-Dual Reality
Separation between self and world is a mirage. Just as social media filters mask reality, so does the ego-sense warp pure being. Once the filter drops, every moment becomes an expression of one unified existence.

• Here-and-Now Freedom
Past regrets and future anxieties dissolve when attention settles in the present. Meditation apps and breath-work trends echo this ancient counsel, helping to anchor awareness in the now instead of juggling yesterday’s stories or tomorrow’s “what-ifs.”

• Witnessing Without Judgment
Watching thoughts rise and fall without getting tangled is like observing waves without fearing a shipwreck. This impartial witnessing creates a spacious inner sanctuary, immune to external storms.

• Spontaneous Liberation
Rather than “earning” moksha through struggle, realization simply dawns when mental noise quiets. It’s comparable to a city skyline revealing hidden stars once the lights go off.

Embracing these pointers unwraps a direct path to moksha—no baggage, no waiting list, just a simple shift in perspective that turns ordinary life into an ongoing dance of freedom.