I Am That
Conversations with Nisargadatta Maharaj. English translation of question-answer sessions with Advaita Vedanta (non-duality) guru in Mumbai. He does not tell people what to believe, but says do this--namely concentrate on "I am"-- and you'll never be the same again. No problem is so bad that dis-engagement can't fix it. Give up clinging to the past and fearing the future. You are not your body, you are not your mind. What you are, your true self, can only be approached by realizing what it is not. Just be. And follow your inner guru. He says many things off the cuff that seem fit to be framed.
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- I am That - talks with Nisargadatta Maharaj. Best for me.
- I am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj. Recorded discourses with him, in q&a format.
This is the most powerful spiritual text I’ve encountered to date. Instantly places me in a state of deep understanding. I open it on a weekly basis.
- “I Am That” by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
- If you found this perspective impactful I’d like to recommend taking a look at the teaching of Advaita (“not-two”), or nonduality.
Wayne Liquorman does free weekly satsang via zoom at Advaita.org.
A book I recommend is I Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj - a transcript of his Advaita talks and also one of the most influential books for 2023 or any other year in my life.
An Advaita pointer (a question to sincerely investigate - which investigation brings realization) that has been productive for me, has been to observe my choices and see what caused them.
I have been doing this for years and still haven’t observed an independent force which one may call “free” will.
Wayne’s take on “authorship” vs “doership” introduces the concept of “false sense of authorship”.
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I Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj. It’s a collection of recorded conversations in QA format. I read from it on a weekly basis.
- I am That - transcribed conversations with Nisargadatta Maharaj
It’s like speaking with … the absolute? beyond human. Cuts through time and space and brings me to it, instantly, always.
