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“You are the witness only. There is nothing for you to do.”
witnessI Am That
“Love is not a feeling. Love is the very nature of being.”
loveI Am That
“Do not be afraid of awareness.”
awarenessI Am That
“What is to be done is being done.”
trustI Am That
“Stop talking. Stop thinking. Begin to be.”
beingI Am That
“What you are looking for is so close, you cannot see it.”
intimacyI Am That
“To be aware is to be awake.”
awarenessI Am That
“Reality is, and yet it cannot be experienced as a thing.”
realityI Am That
“Self-realization is to know your true nature.”
self-realizationI Am That
“There is no such thing as enlightenment apart from awareness of being.”
awakeningI Am That
“Know yourself, and you know everything.”
self-knowledgeI Am That
“The greatest guru is your own inner self.”
interiorityI Am That
“Trust nothing your mind tells you about you.”
mindI Am That
“The mind is in the I-am. I-am is not in the mind.”
I-amI Am That
“Knowing what you are not is more important than knowing what you are.”
inquiryI Am That
“Awareness has no center. It cannot be located.”
awarenessSeeds of Consciousness
“Love is the dissolution of the boundary between self and other.”
loveI Am That
“You are conscious of being. Stay there.”
beingI Am That
“The supreme reality is in you. It is your own nature. You are That.”
awakeningI Am That
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