
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“Liberation is not gained. It is recognized.”
liberationI Am That
“Be aware. Just be aware. That is enough.”
awarenessI Am That
“The 'I am' is the doorway to the eternal.”
I-amI Am That
“Stay with 'I am' until it reveals what you are.”
I-amI Am That
“Beyond awareness lies the absolute.”
absolutePrior to Consciousness
“Do not deny. Do not affirm. Just be.”
beingI Am That
“Mind cannot grasp what is beyond mind.”
mindI Am That
“The seer cannot be seen.”
witnessI Am That
“Don't believe; experience.”
directnessI Am That
“You cannot find what you have never lost.”
recognitionI Am That
“To be free, give up the idea of being someone.”
freedomI Am That
“I am not, nor am I not. I am not even this thought.”
egoI Am That
“The self is not separate from the world; the world is the self.”
unityI Am That
“The mind is everything. What you think, you become.”
consciousnessI Am That
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