Sri Nisargadatta MaharajThe sum and substance of my teaching is this: Don't be dishonest to your vital breath; worship that only, abide in that only, accept it as yourself. And when you worship in this m… ▶372ReadingTruth
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajWe are slaves of what we don't know;of what we know we are masters.Whatever vice or weakness in ourselves we discoverand understand its cause and workings,we overcome it by the ve… ▶372Life
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajI find that somehow, by shifting the focus of attention, I become the very thing I look at, and experience the kind of consciousness it has; I become the inner witness of the thin… ▶361LifeLovePhilosophy
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajThere is nothing wrong with duality as long as it does not create conflict. Multiplicity and variety without strife is joy. In pure consciousness there is light. For warmth, conta… ▶362Love
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajFreedom to do what one likes is really bondage, while being free to do what one must, what is right, is real freedom. ✨ I Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj, p. 114, 1973.352Philosophy
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajThere is no such thing as unconsciousness for it is not experienceable. We infer unconsciousness when there is a lapse in memory or communication.352Life
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajAwareness is ever there. It need not be realized. Open the shutter of the mind, and it will be flooded with light.374Thought
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajThere is no such thing as a person. There are only restrictions and limitations. The sum total of these defines the person. The person merely appears to be, like the space within … ▶341Death
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajWords can bring you only up to their own limit; to go beyond, you must abandon them. Remain as the silent witness only.363Reflection
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajTo go beyond you need alert immobility, quiet attention.353Sadness
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajLook at your mind dispassionately; this is enough to calm it. When it is quiet, you can go beyond it. Do not keep it busy all the time. Stop it - and just BE.364LoveThoughtTime
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajThe ultimate point of view is that there is nothing to understand, so when we try to understand, we are only indulging in acrobatics of the mind. Whatever you have understood, you… ▶364Thought
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajAll you need is to stop searching outside for what can be found only within. Set your vision right before you operate. You are suffering from acute misapprehension . Clarify your … ▶375LifeLoveThought
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajTo go beyond the mind, you must be silent and quiet. Peace and silence, silence and peace - this is the way beyond. Stop asking questions.343Thought
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajI am that by which I know 'I am'321Sadness
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajThe mind exists in two states: as water and as honey. The water vibrates at the least disturbance, while the honey, however disturbed, returns quickly to immobility.343PoliticsThought
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajYour first task is to see the sorrow in you and around you; your next, to long intensely for liberation. The very intensity of longing will guide you; you need no other guide.365Sadness
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajDo not neglect this body. This is the house of God; take care of it, only in this body can God be realized.343Truth
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajWhat you need will come to you if you do not ask for what you do not need.366Politics
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajSteady faith is stronger than destiny. Destiny is the result of causes, mostly accidental, and is therefore loosely woven. Confidence and good hope will overcome it easily.311Hope
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajI ask you what is the taste of your mouth all you can do is to say: it is neither sweet nor bitter, nor sour nor astringent; it is what remains when all these tastes are not. Simi… ▶355Truth
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajSelf-remembrance, awareness of 'I am' ripens him powerfully and speedily. Give up all ideas about yourself and simply be.333PoliticsThought
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajIt is only your self-identification with your mind that makes you happy or unhappy. Rebel against your slavery to your mind, see your bonds as self-created and break the chains of… ▶366HopeReadingSadness
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajPast and future are in the mind only - I am now.355HopeThoughtTime
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajWisdom is knowing I am nothing, Love is knowing I am everything, and between the two my life moves.377LifeLovePhilosophy
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajAll you want is to be happy. All your desires, whatever they may be, are longing for happiness. Basically, you wish yourself well...desire by itself is not wrong. It is life itsel… ▶323LifePolitics
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajIt is the mind that tells you that the mind is there. Don't be deceived. All the endless arguments about the mind are produced by the mind itself, for its own protection, continua… ▶334ReflectionThought
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajLeave greatness to others. Become so small that no one can see you. This conviction results from growing devotion to the supreme reality.378Truth
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajIf you believe in God, work with Him. If you do not, become one. ✨ I am That. Book by Maharaj Nisargadatta, p.156, 2005.367Reading
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajThe world is like a sheet of paper on which something is typed. The reading and the meaning will vary with the reader, but the paper is the common factor, always present, rarely p… ▶378PhilosophyReadingThought
