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The Nectar of Immortality: Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Discourses on the Eternal
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981), a revered master of the Tantric Nath lineage, is an inspiring example of an ordinary family man who attained complete realization of the Infinite. Living the absolute nonduality of Being in every moment, he taught that true freedom is a possibility open to every one of us. He drew disciples from all over the world to his humble loft in the tenements of Bombay.
Even on the written page, Nisargdatta’s words carry a special potency. They subtly push us beyond the ego to our original, pristine and blissful Self, to the rediscovery of Oneness and authentic liberation in our Source.
Even on the written page, Nisargdatta’s words carry a special potency. They subtly push us beyond the ego to our original, pristine and blissful Self, to the rediscovery of Oneness and authentic liberation in our Source.
224 pages, Paperback
First published June 30, 2001
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Nisargadatta Maharaj
88 books559 followersSri Nisargadatta Maharaj was an Indian spiritual teacher and philosopher of Advaita (Nondualism), and a Guru, belonging to the Navnath Sampradaya. Sri Nisargadatta, with his direct and minimalistic explanation of non-dualism, is considered the most famous teacher of Advaita since Ramana Maharshi. In 1973, the publication of his most famous and widely-translated book, "I AM THAT", an English translation of his talks in Marathi by Maurice Frydman, brought him worldwide recognition and followers.
According to Sri Nisargadatta, the purpose of spirituality is to know who you are. His discussions are not for academic scholars. He is a rebellious spirit, abrupt in his style of discussion, provocative, and immensely profound, cutting to the core and wasting little effort on inessentials. His terse but potent sayings are known for their ability to trigger radical shifts from philosophical mind-games to the purity of consciousness, just by hearing or even reading them.
He talked about the 'direct way' of knowing the Final Reality, in which one becomes aware of one's original nature through mental discrimination, breaking the mind's false identification with the ego, knowing that "You are already That". The scene for these talks was a small upstairs room at his humble flat in Khetwadi, used for his own meditation and also for daily chantings. A simple man, Nisargadatta was a house-holder and a petty shop-keeper selling bidis - hand-made leaf-rolled cigarettes.
According to Sri Nisargadatta, the purpose of spirituality is to know who you are. His discussions are not for academic scholars. He is a rebellious spirit, abrupt in his style of discussion, provocative, and immensely profound, cutting to the core and wasting little effort on inessentials. His terse but potent sayings are known for their ability to trigger radical shifts from philosophical mind-games to the purity of consciousness, just by hearing or even reading them.
He talked about the 'direct way' of knowing the Final Reality, in which one becomes aware of one's original nature through mental discrimination, breaking the mind's false identification with the ego, knowing that "You are already That". The scene for these talks was a small upstairs room at his humble flat in Khetwadi, used for his own meditation and also for daily chantings. A simple man, Nisargadatta was a house-holder and a petty shop-keeper selling bidis - hand-made leaf-rolled cigarettes.
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September 21, 2012
From PREFACE:
The message which comes through loud and clear from Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj's final teaching is: Return to what you were before your so-called "birth"--the emergence of a particular body which you have identified yourself so wilingly and unthinkingly. Be in that eternity, which is a state of wholeness, even though your body may be broken; a state of riches, even though you may have no earthly possessions; a state of imperturbable peace and quiteude, even though the world around you may go up in flames.
The state before birth is even now, and ever now--because it is before time itself, before time in the guise of "becoming" emerged as the tyrannical concept that rules our life and enslaves us. It is the changeless reality from which all change has sprung--space, time, the entire world of experience, and all cherished illusions. Thus, to ponder over and take to one's heart of Maharaj's wisdom is truly partaking of the nectar of the Gods, because it restores us to our original pristine and bdlissful condition, the rediscovery of our Source.
The message which comes through loud and clear from Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj's final teaching is: Return to what you were before your so-called "birth"--the emergence of a particular body which you have identified yourself so wilingly and unthinkingly. Be in that eternity, which is a state of wholeness, even though your body may be broken; a state of riches, even though you may have no earthly possessions; a state of imperturbable peace and quiteude, even though the world around you may go up in flames.
The state before birth is even now, and ever now--because it is before time itself, before time in the guise of "becoming" emerged as the tyrannical concept that rules our life and enslaves us. It is the changeless reality from which all change has sprung--space, time, the entire world of experience, and all cherished illusions. Thus, to ponder over and take to one's heart of Maharaj's wisdom is truly partaking of the nectar of the Gods, because it restores us to our original pristine and bdlissful condition, the rediscovery of our Source.
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July 22, 2021I am That is all that. it was too much for me. This, alng with one or two of the others attributed to this guy, changed , my world. Showed it maybe. I like tons but this one for these daze,
Love is not selective, desire is selective. In love there are no strangers.
Love is not selective, desire is selective. In love there are no strangers.
August 23, 2017
Well transcribed talks with Sri Nisargadatta on all manner of topics, but more essentially expanding the ideas laid out in "I Am That". Great addition to the nonduality library or for those interested in Nisargadatta's way of teaching.
August 5, 2014
Another masterpiece for the whole humanity ... these can be refereed as blessings 4 the self by the self..
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