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இவ்விதமாக மனம் ஹ்ருதயத்திற்றங்கவே, எல்லா நினைவுகளுக்கும் மூலமான நான் என்பது போய் எப்பொழுது முள்ள தான் மாத்திரம் விளங்கும். நான் என்னும் நினைவு கிஞ்சித்துமில்லாவிடமே சொரூபமாகும். அதுவே மௌனமெனப்படும். இவ்வாறு சும்மாவிருப்பதற்குத்தான் ஞானதிருஷ்டியென்று பெயர். சும்மாவிருப்பதாவது மனத்தை ஆன்மசொரூபத்தில் லயிக்கச்செய்வதே. அன்றி, பிறர்கருத்தறிதல், முக்கால முணர்தல், தூரதேசத்தில் நடப்பனவறிதல் ஆகிய இவை ஞானதிருஷ்டியாகமாட்டா.

In plain words

When the mind stays in the Heart like this, the "I" that is the root of every thought goes, and only the Self, which always is, shines. Where there is not the smallest trace of the thought "I", that is your true nature. That is what is called silence. To be still in this way is what is called the eye of knowledge. And being still means letting the mind dissolve into the Self's own nature. Knowing what others are thinking, knowing past, present and future, knowing what is happening in far-off places: none of these is the eye of knowledge.

Word for word

As the mind thus abides in the Heart, the "I" which is the root of all thoughts goes, and only the ever-existing oneself (tāṉ) shines. Where there is not the slightest trace of the thought "I", that itself is the [true] nature. That itself is called silence. To remain still in this way is what is called the eye of knowledge (jñāna-dṛṣṭi). Remaining still means making the mind dissolve into the nature of the Self. Other than this, knowing the thoughts of others, knowing the three times, and knowing what happens in distant places: these are not the eye of knowledge.