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The Wisdom Teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj A Visual Journey
The Wisdom Teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj A Visual Journey
The Wisdom Teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj A Visual Journey
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The mind
has great importance
only because you have not
gone beyond it.
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When, through
discrimination, you
become the knower of the
mind, you will understand this.
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The. experience of time disappears
along with the world, justlike
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True religion is the
religion of the Self.
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People wear robes to take
advantage of a tradition.
Others f o"ld their hands
and salute them.
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The concept
"I am" arose
unexpectedly,
and with it
came the
world.
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Just as the dream state is untrue, the
waking state is also an appearance.
Both happen spontaneously.
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True spirituality is
possible only
when you
let go of
everything.
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The state prior to words is nameless.
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Your nature
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perfect.
Realize now that duality never
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All this was never I
To the awakened
sage, no one
lives or dies.
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The manifestation of
consciousness is itself duality.
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The world is the creation of your own
consciousness. It is seen only due to duality.
If there is no duality, there is no world.
No one can
stop the
process of
creation,
sustenance,
and
dissolution
of the world
because there
is no creator.
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There is nothing real
here, yet it creates
so much havoc!
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Everythingmoves through beingness, yet
its hunger is never satisfied.
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to Consciousness,
then it will also
surrender
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river that becomes
the sea when
they merge.
This gurgling
stream of the world
is flowing out of the
love "I am."
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Anger, greed, and attachment
exist but they are just
appearances.
They are true only
for that moment, like thoughts
hanging in the sky.
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Desires can only be pacified through knowledge of the Self.
If you leave all desires, passions, and fears,
you will clearly see yourself.
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Do not become confused 15)r attachments.
Never deviate from your own nature..
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Consciousness witnesses everything,
but "who" witnesses
consciousness?
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This vast
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panoramic
world is the
reflection of
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your consciousness.
Birth means knowing the "I amness."
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With the birth of this consciousness, the
world comes into view, along with
individual bodies, and their
joys and sorrows.
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Spiritual seekers wander the world
with intellectual understanding,
not recognizing that the
waking state itself
is false.
This should be your conviction.
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God exists wherever you are.
Remain in your own Self
and do not become
involved with
others.
Consciousness is
the· thief as well as the sage,
the philanthropist as well as the beggar.
Everything just happens spontaneously.
One who has
realized the Truth
is not requiredto do
anything special for
the benefit of
the world.
It is impossible to
establish order
in the world.
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Meditation should be on
one's own nature.
Slowly the mind will
become pure, and the
formless Consciousness
will be uncovered.
In this way, your true nature
will be understood.
Consciousness is the
hum of beingness.
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There is no greater fortune
than Self-knowledge.
If it is not realized, there is
no greater misfortune.
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When Consciousness recognizes itself,
it is called Self-realization.
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Self . . realization cannot be foretold.
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Some get it spontaneously; others do not get
it even with much effort. When a particular
stage is reached, there comes about an
appropriate change, and the ground
is suitably prepared.
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This knowledge is actually easy and open;
the refore, there are not
many takers for it.
People are attracted to what
is difficult and complicated.
When Truth is
realized, the
false drops
off. No
special
effort is
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to let ··':
it
go.
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The person of detachment sees
that all this is an appearance.
With realization of the
Self, it is not necessary
to act in a particular
manner; that would
be an indication
of ignorance.
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Though the experience of realization
can be described in many ways, the
experiencer cannot be described.
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Love of the Self eliminates concern
with anything else; it is
without attachment.
You are that love
that is formless,
nameless, and
indestructible.
The source
of all love is the Self.
Your relations and possessions
will ultimately disperse.
Awaken to the Self
before this
happens.
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The following are the last words of Maharaj before he lost his voice:
Ifeel the pain in the body but have no pain of
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I am not talking to a person as a "person,"
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