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THE ESSENCE OF RIBHU GITAThe following verses constitute the teachings of Siva to Ribhu,who in turn transmits those teachings to his disciple Nidhaga Rishi.The treatise goes by the name Ribhu Gita.`Sahaja Nishta' or The Natural State52.* Having realised that the world picture on the screen-Self is evanescent and essentially non-existent, one should everremain still and blissful in the firm conviction of ever being thesole Brahman-Self only. This conviction should be maintainedeven while functioning as an individual in the world of nameand form. This matured state of abidance in the Self is calledSahaja Nishta (the Natural State). (Ch.26, v.3)53. In that blissful Self wherein there is no action of body,speech and mind, no virtuous or sinful karma (action) and thefruits thereof, one should remain still, eschewing the least traceof thought. (Ch.26, v.7)54. In that Self wherein there is neither conceiver norconception of the world of names and forms, one shouldremain blissfully still, eschewing the least trace of thought.(Ch.26, v.8)55. In that Self wherein desire, anger, covetousness,confusion, bigotry and envy are all absent; in that Self whereinthere is no thought of bondage or release, one should abideblissfully still, eschewing the least ripple of thought. (Ch.26, v.13)* Verses 51 to 60 herein deal with practice of `Abedha Nishta or Atma Nishta' —non-dual state or abidance in the Self.