INO Glossary: Adesh
Shri Gurudev Mahendranath, in The Yoga Vidya of Immortality
Whenever Yogis or Nath-Yogis meet, they greet each other with the salutation, “Adesh—Adesh!” Gorakhnath, the Maha Yogi, wrote:
“Aatmeti Paramaatmeti Jiivatmeti Vicaarane Trayaanaam Aikya-Samshutir Adesh Iti Kiirtitah”
(In our relative thought, we distinguish between Atman, Paramatman, and Jiva—the individual soul. The truth is that these three are one, and a realization of this is called Adesha.)
Thus, the yogi, in his contact with others, expresses only the simple truth in the words “Adesh—Adesh!” It is the foundation stone on which all spiritual light and attainment must be erected. It is the first truth to attain the First Lord.