अष्टावक्र उवाच तदा बन्धो यदा चित्तं किञ्चिद्वाञ्छति शोचति, किञ्चिन्मुञ्चति गृह्णाति किञ्चिद्धृश्यति कुप्यति। ॥1॥

aṣṭāvakra uvāca tadā bandho yadā cittaṁ kiñcid-vāñchati śocati, kiñcin-muñcati gṛhṇāti kiñcid-dhṛśyati kupyati. (1)

Aṣṭāvakra teaches that true freedom comes when the mind is not attached to desires, emotions, or judgments about things, as these create a sense of bondage. When the mind experiences happiness, sadness, acceptance, or rejection, it is caught in limitations.