Nirvana Shatakam: Adi Shankara’s Six Verses on Freedom

Composed by Adi Shankara over a thousand years ago, these six deceptively simple verses don't ask you to add anything to yourself. Instead, they systematically remove what was never yours to begin with – the accumulated layers of mistaken identity that create the experience of limitation, inadequacy, and endless seeking.

The text belongs to Advaita Vedanta (non duality), India's rigorous tradition of self-inquiry. But this isn't abstract philosophy. Shankara structured each verse with precision: three lines that negate what you are not, followed by a fourth that points to what remains when the confusion clears (your limitless nature that never left you). 

Resources:

• Location: Residential in Melbourne
• Nirvana Shatakam – PDF

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