The Heart of Recognition · 1.16

The Heart of Recognition 1.16

1.16
चिदानन्दलाभे देहादिषु चेत्यमानेष्वपि चिदैकात्म्यप्रतिपत्तिदार्ढ्यं जीवन्मुक्तिः ॥१६॥
cid-ānanda-lābhe dehādiṣu cetyamāneṣv api cid-aikātmya-pratipatti-dārḍhyaṃ jīvan-muktiḥ
sūtra
— on attaining the bliss of Consciousness ; — in the body and other objects ; — while being objectified ; — even ; — the firm conviction of one’s identity with Consciousness ; — is liberation-while-living

When the bliss of Consciousness is gained, the firm conviction of identity with Consciousness — even when body and the rest are perceived as objects — is liberation-in-life.