Matter is Consciousness Itself – Nisargadatta Maharaj
Questioner: I was lucky to have holy company all my life. Is it enough for self-realisation? Maharaj: It depends what you make of it. Q: I was told that the liberating action of satsang is automatic....
View ArticleAbsolute Perfection is Here and Now – Nisargadatta Maharaj
Questioner: The war is on. What is your attitude to it? Maharaj: In some place or other, in some form or other, the war is always on. Was there a time when there was no war? Some say it is the will of...
View ArticleSelf Knowledge and Self Realization – Nisargadatta Maharaj
When we concentrate our attention on the origin of thought, the thought process itself comes to an end; there is a hiatus, which is pleasant, and again the process starts. Turning from the external...
View ArticleRemembering Nisargadatta Maharaj- David Godman
The following is from an interview with David Godman. Harriet: You say that Maharaj never visited other teachers because he no longer had any doubts. Did he ever talk about other teachers and say what...
View ArticleInvestigate “I Am”– Nisargadatta Maharaj
Maharaj: Rajneesh [Osho] is not a small personality or small principal. He is tremendous ‒ he is very big. He is a great sage. When you already have a guru [Rajneesh], why do you visit other sages?...
View ArticleMeditation is the Bridge Between Yoga and Advaita
Hakuin begins his Song of Meditation, “All beings are from the very beginning Buddhas.” Nisargadatta Maharaj tells us to take as a hypothesis that we are the “absolute”, because it is not yet our...
View ArticleEnjoying this Living Death – Nisargadatta Maharaj
Visitor: The will to live is strong. To drop this identification with the body is like dying in a sense. Is it possible to do it voluntarily? Maharaj: What you call the body is this food, which is the...
View ArticleA Truly Remarkable Woman, Worth Remembering – Robert Rabbin
I think it’s important to honor the lives and legacies of people who have touched our hearts in some way, who have touched the lives of others in uplifting and inspiring ways. It’s important to...
View ArticleRama’s Monkey Warriors – Nisargadatta Maharaj
Maharaj: If you think that this talk is stupid, throw it out and do what you like. I don’t insist that you should listen to me and abide by my words. Questioner: I have understood what Maharaj has been...
View ArticleBy Itself Nothing has Existence – Nisargadatta Maharaj
Questioner: As I listen to you, I find that it is useless to ask you questions. Whatever the question, you invariably turn it upon itself and bring me to the basic fact that I am living in an illusion...
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