May 6

The conditioned mind creates bondage even in ascetics; the unconditioned mind is pure even in a householder. The mind that is thus conditioned is bondage; liberation is freedom from conditioning (inner contact, attachment or identification).

May 7

That mind which is unattached to anything, which is established in the peace of infinite expansion, is conducive to delight. He who stands rooted in self-knowledge is liberated here and now.

May 8

The mind should rest in pure consciousness as pure consciousness, with just a little externalized movement of thought, as if aware of the utter vanity of the objects of this world.

May 9

Let this truth be firmly established in you: there is no bondage or liberation at any time for anyone anywhere.

May 10

In the unlimited and unconditioned vision of the knower of the truth, all this is but the one self, the infinite consciousness, and there is nothing that can be regarded as the not-self....Be not deluded. Abandon false perception and behold the truth; you will never again be deluded.

May 11

This self-knowledge is not gained by explanations and descriptions, nor by the instructions of others. At all times everything is known only by direct experience....the consciousness devoid of the duality of the experiencing and the experience.

May 12

There is no liberation in the sky or on the earth or in the netherworld,; liberation is but a synonym for pure mind, correct self-knowledge and a truly awakened state. The complete absence of all desires and hopes is liberation. Until one realizes, reaches this true inner awakening or self-knowledge, one considers oneself bound and strives for liberation. 

May 13

Hence, instead of entertaining the notion of bondage and that of liberation, abandon all cravings and through wisdom and dispassion bring about the cessation of the mind.

May 14

Just as a lamp utterly dispels darkness, the knowledge of truth completely uproots concepts and conditioning.

May 15

I am the eternal self that is omnipresent and subtle. I have reached the state of reality which is unreflected in anything, which is beginningless and endless and which is utterly pure. Whatever is and whatever is not, the mind and the inner reality are all the one infinite consciousness, which is supreme peace beyond comprehension and by which all this is pervaded.

May 16

If, however, you enter into the state of samadhi or utter equanimity, you will remain firmly established in consciousness, without distraction or diversity, without the notions of either many or one, and realize that there is but one self, the infinite consciousness, which shines as these countless beings....He who would avoid entanglement in delusion once again, rests in self-knowledge constantly.

May 17

That which arose in ignorance perishes in wisdom.