Tad Niskala by Adi Shankaracharya

Om, I am neither the mind, intelligence, ego nor 'chitta', neither the ears nor the tongue,Nor the senses of smell and sight, neither ether nor air. I am Eternal Bliss and Awareness,I am Shiva! I am Shiva!

I am neither the 'prana' nor the five vital breaths, neither the seven elements of the body,Nor its five sheaths, nor hands, nor feet, nor tongue, nor other organ of action.I am Eternal Bliss and AwarenessI am Shiva! I am Shiva!

Neither fear, greed, nor delusion, loathing, nor liking have I, nothing of pride, of ego,Of 'dharma' or Liberation, neither desire of the mind, nor object of its desiring.I am Eternal Bliss and AwarenessI am Shiva! I am Shiva!

Nothing of pleasure and pain, of virtue and vice, do I know, of mantra, of sacred place,Of Vedas or sacrifice, neither I am the eater, the food or the act of eating.I am Eternal Bliss and AwarenessI am Shiva! I am Shiva!

Death or fear, I have none, nor any distinction of 'caste', neither Father nor Mother,Not even a birth, have I, neither friend, nor comrade, neither disciple, nor Guru.I am Eternal Bliss and AwarenessI am Shiva! I am Shiva!

I have no form or fancy, The All-pervading am I, everywhere I exist, and yet I am beyond the senses,Neither salvation am I, nor anything to be known. I am Eternal Bliss and AwarenessI am Shiva! I am Shiva!

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"That's what you are. You are Eternal Bliss and Awareness. Consciousness, the Pure Consciousness. I think this must be. Everyone must learn it by heart and must say it in all the ashrams. That's a very good way of remembering what you are! May God bless you!"

(H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Austria, 1986)