Ashtavakra said:

He whose mind does not set out to meditate or act, still
meditates and acts but without an object. 18.31

A stupid man is bewildered when he hears the ultimate truth, while
even a clever man is humbled by it just like the fool. 18.32

The ignorant make a great effort to practise one-pointedness
and the stopping of thought, while the wise see nothing to be done
and remain in themselves like those asleep. 18.33

The stupid man does not attain cessation whether he acts or
abandons action, while the wise man finds peace within
simply by knowing the truth. 8.34

People cannot come to know themselves by practices --
pure awareness, clear, complete, beyond multiplicity,
and faultless though they are. 8.35

The stupid man does not achieve liberation even through regular
practice, but the fortunate remains free and actionless
simply by understanding. 18.36

The stupid does not attain Godhead because he wants it, while
the wise man enjoys the Supreme Godhead without
even wanting it. 18.37

Even when living without any support and eager for achievement,
the stupid are still nourishing samsara, while the wise have
cut at the very root of its unhappiness. 18.38

The stupid man does not find peace because he desires it,
while the wise man discriminating the truth is always
peaceful minded. 18.39

How can there be self-knowledge for him whose knowledge
depends on what he sees? The wise do not see this and that,
but see themselves as infinite. 18.40


[Translation by John Richards]