Atam bodh.

The jivanmukta,
freed from all desire
for transient, external pleasures,
delights in his own Self and
remains clear and steady
like a lamp in a pot.
Like the akasa (ether)
which remains untainted
by the objects contained therein,
the muni (sage) remains untainted
by the adjuncts (upadhis) covering him.
Being the all-knower
he remains like one that knows not,
and moves about
like the air
uncontaminated by the objects it touches.

– Atma Bodha by Sri Shankaracharya. (51,52)

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