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
118 quotes“The very fact of being is the proof of consciousness.”
beingI Am That
“You don't need to know the absolute. Just be aware that you are.”
awarenessI Am That
“All experience is in time. The Self is timeless.”
timelessnessI Am That
“In awareness of being, all becomes clear.”
awarenessI Am That
“Mind is movement; awareness is stillness.”
awarenessI Am That
“There is no other path. Self-knowledge is the only path.”
pathI Am That
“The world is in you, not you in the world.”
unityI Am That
“You are pure awareness. The body and mind are just thoughts.”
awarenessI Am That
“What you are, you are not aware. What you are aware of, you are not.”
paradoxI Am That
“Refuse to take yourself to be a separate person.”
non-dualityI Am That
“All trouble comes from your having forgotten your real being.”
forgettingI Am That
“Do not entertain the idea that you are a body.”
identityI Am That
“Realize that there is nothing wrong with you. Then nothing in the world can shake you.”
steadinessI Am That
“Pain is. Suffering is the rebellion against pain.”
sufferingI Am That
“As long as you are convinced that what is happening to you is in time, you will suffer.”
timeI Am That
“Look at yourself with the eyes of a friend.”
self-friendshipI Am That
“You are the seer. The seen is in you.”
witnessI Am That
“All goals end in their own dissolution.”
goalsI Am That
“There is no progress in being.”
beingI Am That
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