Adi Shankaracharya - I am Shiva! I am Shiva!

I AM neither the mind, the intellect, nor the silent voice within; Neither the eyes, the ears, the nose, nor the mouth. I am not water, fire, earth, nor ether I am Consciousness and Bliss. I am Shiva! I am Shiva! I am not the life-force nor the vital airs; Not the seven components nor the five sheaths. I am not the tongue, hands, feet, nor organ of procreation I am Consciousness and Bliss. I am Shiva! I am Shiva! Neither attachment nor aversion can touch me; Neither greed, delusion, pride, nor jealousy are mine at all. I am not duty, nor wealth, nor happiness I am Consciousness and Bliss. I am Shiva! I am Shiva! I am not virtue nor vice; not pain nor pleasure; I am neither temple nor holy word; not sacred fire nor the Vedas I am Consciousness and Bliss. I am Shiva! I am Shiva! I have neither death, nor doubt, nor class distinction; Neither father nor mother, nor any birth at all. I am not the brother, the friend, the Master, nor the disciple I am Consciousness and Bliss. I am Shiva! I am Shiva! I am not detachment nor salvation, nor anything reached by the senses; I am beyond all thought and form. I am everywhere, and nowhere at all I am Consciousness and Bliss. I am Shiva! I am Shiva!
Shankara's life