VIVEKACHUDAMANI

VIVEKACHUDAMANI by sri SHANKARACHARYA-THE CREST JEWEL OF DISCRIMINATION- having 580 verses narrates the dialogue between a guru and sishya.
These verses tells us that our soul is one with the universal soul --and how to attain freedom
from the day to day affairs.

VERSE 1

I bow before govinda (guru), the perfect teacher who is always in blissful state.Without a guru
we cannot attain liberation---TRUE KNOWLEDGE OF ATHMA.

VERSE 2

It is really difficult to get human form of life.To discriminate between atman and non athman-
and to know athman is liberation.To be one with athman (your own self) is liberation.It takes
hundreds of well lived lives to become a true seeker.