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Meditations With Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
We are fortunate indeed to have what is in all likelihood a direct & accurate record of Nisargadatta Maharaj’s teachings. These are presented in the form of Nirupanas – as passages for meditation. That is their purpose and that is where they lead. Maharaj’s words will tear away all internal and external covers and leave your innermost core bare.
The uniqueness of these Nirupanas therefore lies in the fact that here they come to us from an enlightened master’s direct experience – expressed spontaneously.
Maharaj spoke in Marathi, and Dinkar Kshirsagar, being also Maharashtrian, wrote them down verbatim. After being translated into English, they have been diligently edited by Suresh Mehta.
The uniqueness of these Nirupanas therefore lies in the fact that here they come to us from an enlightened master’s direct experience – expressed spontaneously.
Maharaj spoke in Marathi, and Dinkar Kshirsagar, being also Maharashtrian, wrote them down verbatim. After being translated into English, they have been diligently edited by Suresh Mehta.
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First published August 3, 2014
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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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October 31, 2016
A good meditation tool
This collection of excerpts from the words if Nisargadatta serves as a useful reminder prior to sitting for meditation. It is not meant to be read cover to cover in one sitting. It needs to be sipped slowly, one chapter at a time, rather than gulped in mass. By reading a chapter and then sitting for meditation one can savor the lesson presented and make it a part of one's being or perhaps better still to help peel away one more layer of our imagined being.
This collection of excerpts from the words if Nisargadatta serves as a useful reminder prior to sitting for meditation. It is not meant to be read cover to cover in one sitting. It needs to be sipped slowly, one chapter at a time, rather than gulped in mass. By reading a chapter and then sitting for meditation one can savor the lesson presented and make it a part of one's being or perhaps better still to help peel away one more layer of our imagined being.
July 19, 2024
Profound
Between Maharaj, Paramahansa Yogananda, and Ramana Maharshi, I've found no other teachers are required for me. Maharaj as you will see, speaks from a very high level of truth. Truth who's source does not have anything to do with the mind and does not emanate from the mind.
My favorite books by Maharaj are Consciousness and the Absolute, I am That, Seeds of Consciousness, and now this Meditations book. The more the words are read and mentally digested, the more Truth will shine forth.
Highly recommend.
Between Maharaj, Paramahansa Yogananda, and Ramana Maharshi, I've found no other teachers are required for me. Maharaj as you will see, speaks from a very high level of truth. Truth who's source does not have anything to do with the mind and does not emanate from the mind.
My favorite books by Maharaj are Consciousness and the Absolute, I am That, Seeds of Consciousness, and now this Meditations book. The more the words are read and mentally digested, the more Truth will shine forth.
Highly recommend.
November 5, 2025
This book is written in simple digestible language. Nisargadatta Maharaj is direct and
to the point. The writing style in this book made it easier to understand him. Must read for people who follow NM.
to the point. The writing style in this book made it easier to understand him. Must read for people who follow NM.
April 24, 2019
legit book
February 12, 2022
Reading this book is meditation itself.
May 15, 2024
life changing
One of the best Nisargadatta Maharaj books. The best for me so far—easily.
One of the best Nisargadatta Maharaj books. The best for me so far—easily.
September 22, 2024
Interesting
September 28, 2024
An absolute must read!
Especially after reading "I Am That "
Especially after reading "I Am That "
February 13, 2026
Sri Bha-ga-van Ni-sar-ga-da-tta Ma-ha-raj. The feeling: 'I am not this or that, nor is anything mine' is so strong in me that as soon as a thing or a thought appears, there comes at once the sense 'this I am not'. I am like a cinema screen -- clear and empty -- the pictures pass over it and disappear, leaving it as clear and empty as before. In no way is the screen affected by the pictures, nor are the pictures affected by the screen. The screen intercepts and reflects the pictures, it does not shape them. It has nothing to do with the rolls of films. These are as they are, lumps of destiny (prarabdha), but not my destiny; the destinies of the people on the screen.
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