I Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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Summary
Ever since it was originally published in 1973 i am that a modern spiritual classic has run into reprint （paperback and hardcover both put together） seventeen timesthat is the kind of popularity the book is enjoying i am that is a legacy from a unique teacher who helps the reader to a clearer understanding of himself as he comes to maharaj，the spiritual teacher， again and again with the age-old questions，where am i who am i and whither am ithe listeners were never turned away from the humble abode of maharaj then and are not turned away now！
Reviews
Deb
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What a powerful read！ After decades of being on a spiritual quest， I can honestly say， clarity was found here。
Nikola
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book literally says nothing and I mean that literally， just incoherent rambling that is meant to pass as philosophy， there is no philosophy here。If you want to learn something "spiritual，" pick up Joseph Campbell or Tom Butler Bowdon or Carl Jung or Paulo Coelho or David Hawkins。This book says NOTHING。 This book literally says nothing and I mean that literally， just incoherent rambling that is meant to pass as philosophy， there is no philosophy here。If you want to learn something "spiritual，" pick up Joseph Campbell or Tom Butler Bowdon or Carl Jung or Paulo Coelho or David Hawkins。This book says NOTHING。 。。。more
Julie
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Students from a variety of traditions find wisdom in this classic。 If you are considering getting it， definitely do。 You will be thankful。
Revathy Jeevanantham
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Took me three months to complete this book :） not because I didn’t have time to read it but because every chapter was heavy to take in。 Liked the way the book has been presented in the form of question and answers。 A book that makes you think about aham brahmasmi， atman and sadhanas over and over again。
Shreeram Bhattarai
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This has changed everything about me。 Everything， including every word from Nisargadatta， carries truth and reality。 Life-changing book。
May De Mendieta
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It was good but it took me 7 months to finish it- it was a lot and hard to read I got a lot from it for sure but other things not so much idk kinda iffy about it but I’m happy I read it all definitely incredible and valuable teachings
Steven J。
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Best spiritual book i ever read！ Straight and to the point no mystical stuff。 Some of the best explanations on self inquiry！！ All you need is to stay in the sense of ‘I am’ and to question ‘ Who am I？’ This book is in question and answer format and is easy to read and really sucks you into this type of learning。 I loved it！！ I highly recommend this spiritual book above all others！！！ I will reread this over and over。
Poonam Kunhi
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Truly a gem！！ A must-read for all。
Claire Reed
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Words can't do this justice。 If I could only have 10 books this would be one of them。 Words can't do this justice。 If I could only have 10 books this would be one of them。 。。。more
Mwangi
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Amazing book， a potential life changing read
David Toscano
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speechless
Koji San
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Got a lot out of this book when I was in my 30's。 It pointed me towards something。 Got a lot out of this book when I was in my 30's。 It pointed me towards something。 。。。more
Iulia
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It's a book you want to pick up every other time and read bits out of it。 Great insights into the concepts of existence。 It's a book you want to pick up every other time and read bits out of it。 Great insights into the concepts of existence。 。。。more
John Dean
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The entire book was done in question answer form and at times difficult to follow but also very good。 While there are a lot of learnings from this book the overarching theme is how to move beyond living from desire and fear and to accept things as they are， not as they are imagined。
Andrei Gheorghe
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Q: Maharaj， is there anything I can write about this book to spark interest ？M: Who is destined to read it - they will。
Frater Nepsis
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The book to take to a desert island。。。 or to carry through the zombie apocalypse， is this one。 Cero doubts。
Zsanett
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The one book you ever need to read
Karolina
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"Love is not selective， desire is selective。 In love there are no strangers。 When the centre of selfishness is no longer， all desires for pleasure and fear of pain cease; one is no longer interested in being happy; beyond happiness there is pure intensity， inexhaustible energy， the ecstasy of giving from a perennial source。" "Love is not selective， desire is selective。 In love there are no strangers。 When the centre of selfishness is no longer， all desires for pleasure and fear of pain cease; one is no longer interested in being happy; beyond happiness there is pure intensity， inexhaustible energy， the ecstasy of giving from a perennial source。" 。。。more
Stephanie
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I really liked reading a few chapters a day。 It helped me stay mindful throughout the day。 I can see myself read it again in the future。
Tuan。Nguyen
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This is one of the best books for those who are searching for a direct way to REALIZATION。 It's easy to understand but challenging to practice。 It doesn't offer observations on breath or sensations or thoughts。。。 like other yoga practices but suggests a direct enquiry to our mind to answer the question - WHO AM I？ According to the book， Sri Nisagafatta Maharaj is an odinary man， not a fancier。 He just followed exactly what his teacher told him to practice and it took him 03 years to his REALIZAT This is one of the best books for those who are searching for a direct way to REALIZATION。 It's easy to understand but challenging to practice。 It doesn't offer observations on breath or sensations or thoughts。。。 like other yoga practices but suggests a direct enquiry to our mind to answer the question - WHO AM I？ According to the book， Sri Nisagafatta Maharaj is an odinary man， not a fancier。 He just followed exactly what his teacher told him to practice and it took him 03 years to his REALIZATION。 This practice is prettily suitable for people influenced by the West culture because the method doesn't require the disciples to follow or resign any religious beliefs。 。。。more
Gyanendra Dhanee
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Are you brave enough to shatter your fundamental beliefs？（not that the book will do it but are you？） Only then read the book。Do you like to contemplate and/or contradict yourself？ Then you must read the book。The boldest philosopher who goes straight to the point without using logic but using a direct experience。 It's like he doesn't construct the answer， he says what he experiences right after the question is asked。 What has been said（obviously not everything） has scientific backing， which makes Are you brave enough to shatter your fundamental beliefs？（not that the book will do it but are you？） Only then read the book。Do you like to contemplate and/or contradict yourself？ Then you must read the book。The boldest philosopher who goes straight to the point without using logic but using a direct experience。 It's like he doesn't construct the answer， he says what he experiences right after the question is asked。 What has been said（obviously not everything） has scientific backing， which makes it that much more impactful。This book will mean different things to different egos at different times。 You are probably going to read and reread it multiple times and everytime you will teach yourself something different。Also， a regular meditation/contemplation practice is essential to understand and appreciate the text。 Otherwise it will all seem absurd， weird and a load of bullshit and you will have wasted your precious time and money。 。。。more
Sreejith Babu
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This is a book that should be read if one wishes to pursue meditation。 It states the mindset and the ideology behind it。
Linda Daniels
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Als ik in mijn hele leven maar één boek mocht lezen zou dit het zijn。 De essentie。 Nisargadatta onderwijst wijsheid in alle eenvoud。 Prachtig vertaald door Wolter Keers。
J。 M。
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This book brought me profound peace。 If you are even remotely interested in the Hindu path of nondualism （Advaita Vedanta）， I cannot recommend it enough。 It will not be easy: it is a fairly long compendium of conversation between seekers and the master which can sometimes seem repetitive。 But to understand is to achieve liberation。 It is the most important book I have thus far read。 Quite simply， you are not that， which you believe yourself to be。 That person is nothing but threads of memories a This book brought me profound peace。 If you are even remotely interested in the Hindu path of nondualism （Advaita Vedanta）， I cannot recommend it enough。 It will not be easy: it is a fairly long compendium of conversation between seekers and the master which can sometimes seem repetitive。 But to understand is to achieve liberation。 It is the most important book I have thus far read。 Quite simply， you are not that， which you believe yourself to be。 That person is nothing but threads of memories and habits， vague， constantly changing， prisoner to fear and desire， born to suffer and to die。 But you are not that。 What you are is beyond words， though Maharaj does try a few: pure awareness， limitless being， the ultimate potentiality， the inexhaustible source， love， harmony， peace， bliss， all-pervading and all-containing， unapproachable， unassailable， invulnerable， the Supreme， etc。 Just remember “I am，” and watch yourself constantly。 The “I am” is the bridge between the person and the Supreme。 “When you stand motionless， only watching， you discover yourself as the light behind the watcher。” “The “I am” is the door。 Stay at it until it opens。” Surrender is part of it too: “To be free in the world， you must die to the world。 Empty yourself completely。 The finite is the price of the infinite， as death is the price of immortality。” “The giving up is the first step。 But the real giving up is in realizing that there is nothing to give up， for nothing is your own。” “Stay without ambition， without the least desire - exposed， vulnerable， unprotected， uncertain and alone， completely open to and welcoming life as it happens， without the selfish conviction that all must yield you pleasure or profit， material or so-called spiritual。 Abandon every attempt， just be; don’t strive， don’t struggle; let go of every support， hold on to the blind sense of being， brushing off all else。”With understanding comes liberation。 “The person merges into the witness， the witness into awareness， awareness into pure being， yet identity is not lost， only its limitations are lost。 It is transfigured and becomes the real Self， the sadguru， the eternal friend and guide。” “When the world does not hold and bind you， it becomes an abode of joy and beauty。” “Life becomes what it was meant to be … pure intensity， inexhaustible energy， the ecstasy of giving from a perennial source。”Nisargadatta Maharaj was born as Maruti Shivrampant Kambli in Bombay （now Mumbai）， in 1897。 He was a simple man， a householder and petty storekeeper， when he was introduced to a guru of the Navnath Sampradaya at the age of 36。 He followed his guru’s instruction to “focus the mind on pure being， “I am，” and stay in it。” Just two years later， his guru died。 Maharaj left his family and business to pilgrimage across India to the Himalayas where he intended to spend the rest of his life pursuing eternal life。 But along the way， he realized he already had it。 “The peace and joy and deep all-embracing love became my normal state。 In it all disappeared - myself， my guru， the life I lived， the world around me。 Only peace remained， and unfathomable silence。” Maharaj returned to his family and his business。 When he was 54， he began accepting visitors and initiates into his humble home to answer spiritual questions。 By all accounts， he was an extremely warm-hearted and compassionate man， a truth which comes through clearly in this book。 He eventually attracted seekers from all around the globe， and he continued to offer discourses twice daily until his death from throat cancer in 1981， at the age of 84。 。。。more
Trupti
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Finally！ The thought that came to my mind when I came to the last question posed at the end of the book。 What is Sin？ And Maharajji says， all that binds。 And here we live in a world where everyone struggles to somehow fit each other into their notions of good， bad and ugly， when each person is nothing but on auto pilot living out his memory。 This book definitely requires a good prior knowledge and understanding of Hinduism， and earnestness as Maharajji very emphatically demands of a sincere spir Finally！ The thought that came to my mind when I came to the last question posed at the end of the book。 What is Sin？ And Maharajji says， all that binds。 And here we live in a world where everyone struggles to somehow fit each other into their notions of good， bad and ugly， when each person is nothing but on auto pilot living out his memory。 This book definitely requires a good prior knowledge and understanding of Hinduism， and earnestness as Maharajji very emphatically demands of a sincere spiritual seeker。 I think earnestness will both be the reason that compels one to reach for this book， and if one doesnt have enough of it， somewhere along the road reading through this book， earnestness will come by。。 and such that would stay。 I couldnt get myself to bulk read pages from the book。 There has to be a good deal of contemplation on both the questions presented and Maharajji’s answers。 In fact， with the vastness of questions posed， I believe there are atleast 20 questions that would overlap with the reader’s own questions as he finds himself delving deeper into the ocean that is this book。 Beautiful book。 。。。more
Nick McRae
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I discovered this book on Leonard Cohen's reading list at the end of his life。 Maharaj was a Hindu leader， master to Ramesh Balsekar who Cohen visited in India for a period of time。In 'I Am That' we get a dive into Advaita Vedanta Hinduism in a Q & A format， and one of the best selling books on non-dual spirituality of all time。 I discovered this book on Leonard Cohen's reading list at the end of his life。 Maharaj was a Hindu leader， master to Ramesh Balsekar who Cohen visited in India for a period of time。In 'I Am That' we get a dive into Advaita Vedanta Hinduism in a Q & A format， and one of the best selling books on non-dual spirituality of all time。 。。。more
Mike
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Timeless
Bruce Geils
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Chetan Narang
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A fascinating read。 Such clarity。 This book is literally a red pill。
Nikhil
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