The Avadhuta Gita ~ "Self and Reality" ~ Advaita-Vedanta

Readings from first section on "Self and Reality". The Avadhuta Gita is attributed to the sage Dattatreya, who spontaneously sang it after purifying himself in meditation and becoming absorbed in the uninterrupted bliss of Reality. It is regarded as one of the greatest treatise on Advaita Vedanta and some scholars date it as far back as 5000 B.C. The word "avadhut" refers to one who has renounced all worldly attachments and connections and lives in a state beyond body consciousness. They have shaken off all cares and concerns, possessions and positions, along with all concepts and labels that interfere with his direct perception of Reality. The full teaching can be found here: https://www.inner-quest.org/Avadhuta.htm ______________________________________________ 🙏 May whatever goodness arises from these readings/offerings be for the benefit of all sentient beings. ❤️ A sincere thank you to all donors for your offerings of generosity in support of this channel and its intention. Every day I am deeply touched by your warm support and kind messages of gratitude. Turn on the '🔔' to get notifications for new releases! _______________________________________ 🔆 Thank you to everyone who has written to inquire about offering a donation to express appreciation for this channel. You are welcome to do so, and all offerings will go towards the development of a small retreat hermitage for nuns. There are two options to donate using this email address for Paypal: [email protected] or use this direct link: https://paypal.me/VivekaHermitage Alternatively, if you prefer to make a bank deposit to Viveka Hermitage account, either internationally or domestically, please contact us on the above email address for account details. _________________________________________ 🎧 As a Buddhist nun, my intention with this channel is to offer these creative adaptations of spiritual teachings for the purpose of deepening spiritual understanding, contemplation, meditation, healing, devotion and relaxation for listeners. This channel is not monetized for profit through YouTube advertising revenue, and never will be. All the videos are strictly for educational purposes, not-for-profit and non-commercial. If ads appear on some videos it is because the music companies have the “right” to run ads for their profit if I have used copyrighted music. You can, however, easily install an ad blocker. Just Google it. “All the words, music, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel does not claim any right over them. This video is posted for educational and spiritual purposes only. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing."