
Nisargadatta Maharaj
1897-1981 • Indian
Non-Dual / AdvaitaVedanta
Indian guru of non-duality in the Navnath Sampradaya. His dialogues in I Am That are considered essential non-dual teachings.
Key Works
- I Am That
- Prior to Consciousness
- Seeds of Consciousness
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Quotes by Nisargadatta Maharaj
115 quotes“When nothing is owned, everything is appreciated.”
letting-goI Am That
“The mind creates a barricade against infinity and calls it knowledge.”
egoI Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
“The gratitude that flows from understanding the nature of reality is the greatest prayer.”
gratitudeI Am That
“I am that I am.”
I-amI Am That
“Wherever you go, you will find me.”
omnipresenceI Am That
“Wisdom tells me I am nothing. Love tells me I am everything. Between the two, my life flows.”
wisdomI Am That
“You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created.”
transcendenceI Am That
“All that you can take with you is what you have given away.”
givingI Am That
“The mind creates the abyss, the heart crosses it.”
heartI Am That
“Begin by being aware of being aware.”
awarenessI Am That
“You are not what you take yourself to be.”
identityI Am That
“Find out what you are not.”
inquiryI Am That
“Who am I? — this is the only question worth asking.”
inquiryI Am That
“Look within. Don't seek elsewhere.”
interiorityI Am That
“You must give up the false to find the true.”
discriminationI Am That
“What is must be.”
acceptanceI Am That
“To know what you are, you must first know what you are not.”
inquiryI Am That
“There is nothing wrong with you, except your false ideas about yourself.”
identityI Am That
“The supreme reality is in you. It is your own nature. You are That.”
awakeningI Am That
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