Nisargdatta Geeta

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The Sense of "I am" (Consciousness)

When I met my Guru, he told me: "You are not what youtake yourself to be. Find out what you are. Watch the sense

'I am', find your real Self."

I obeyed him, because I trusted him. I did as he told me. All

my spare time I would spend looking at myself in silence.

And what a difference it made, and how soon!

My teacher told me to hold on to the sense 'I am'

tenaciously and not to swerve from it even for a moment. I

did my best to follow his advice and in a comparatively

short time I realized within myself the truth of his teaching.

All I did was to remember his teaching, his face, his words

constantly. This brought an end to the mind; in the stillness

of the mind I saw myself as I am -- unbound.

I simply followed (my teacher's) instruction which was to

focus the mind on pure being 'I am', and stay in it. I used to

sit for hours together, with nothing but the 'I am' in my

mind and soon peace and joy and a 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.

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"There is nothing to practice. To know yourself, be yourself.

To be yourself, stop imagining yourself to be this or that.

Just be. Let your true nature emerge.

Don't disturb your mind with seeking


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That in whom reside all beings and who resides in allbeings, who is the giver of grace to all,

the Supreme Soul of the universe,

the limitless being I am that.Amritbindu Upanishad

***That which permeates all, which nothing transcendsand which, like the universal space around us, fillseverything completely from within and without,

that Supreme non-dual Brahman that thou art.Sankaracharya

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The seeker is he who is in search of himself. Give upall questions except one: Who am I? After all, the

only fact you are sure of is that you are. The I am is

certain. The I am this is not. Struggle to find outwhat you are in reality.

To know what you are, you must first investigate andknow what you are not.

Discover all that you are not -- body, feelings thoughts,time, space, this or that -- nothing, concrete or

abstract, which you perceive can be you. The very act

of perceiving shows that you are not what youperceive. The clearer you understand on the level of

mind you can be described in negative terms only, thequicker will you come to the end of your search and

realize that you are the limitless being .

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The Nisargadatta Gita -

I AM : THE FIRST AND THE LAST CHAPTER

The I am came first, its ever present, ever available,refuseallthoughtsexceptIam,staythere.

Just stayput firmly andestablish yourself in the Iam,rejectallthatdoesnotgowithIam.

Consistently andwithperseverance separate the Iam

fromthisorthat,justkeepinmindthefeelingIam.

OnlytheIamiscertain,itsimpersonal,allknowledgestemsfromit,itstheroot,holdontoitandletallelsego.

You are sure of the I am, its the totality of being,remember Iamanditsenough toheal yourmindand

takeyoubeyond.

The I am is, itsever fresh, all else is inference,whentheIamgoesallthatremainsistheAbsolute.

Give all your attention to the I am,which is timelesspresence, the I am applies to all, come back to itrepeatedly.

HoldontotheIamtotheexclusionofeverythingelse,the I am inmovementcreates the world, the I am atpeacebecomestheAbsolute.

Immortality is freedom from the feeling I am, to havethat freedomremain in thesense Iam, itssimple, itscrude,yetitworks!


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TheIamappearsspontaneouslyonyourTruestate,itiswordlessandcanbeusedtogobeyond.

TheIamhasbroughtyouin,theIamwilltakeyouout,theIamisthedoor,stayatit!Itsopen!

YouhavetobetherebeforeyoucansayIam,theIamistherootofallappearance.

The I am is the permanent link in the succession ofevents called life, be at the link I am only and go

beyondit.

The I am is thesum total of all that youperceive, itstime-bound,theIamitselfisanillusion,youarenottheIamyouarepriortoit.

The I am is your greatest foeand greatest friend, foewhenbinding to the illusionasbody,friendwhen taking

outoftheillusionasbody.

ThebeginningandtheendofknowledgeistheIam,beattentive to the I am, once you understand it, you areapartfromit.

YoumustmeditateontheIamwithoutholdingontothe

body-mind,theIamisthefirstignorance,persistonitandyouwillgobeyondit.

YourGuru,yourGod,istheIam,withitscomingcamedualityandallactivity,stayontheIam,youarebeforetheIamappeared.

TheIamconceptisthelastoutpostoftheillusion,hold

ontoit,stabilizeintheIam,thenyouarenomoreandindividual.


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WithoutdoinganythingyouhavetheknowledgeIam,ithas come spontaneously and unwillingly on you, staythereandputanaxtotheIam.

Youronlycapital is theIam, its theonly tool youcanuse to solve the riddle of life, the I am is in all andmovementinherentinit.

Only be the I am, just be, the I amhas appeared onyour homogenous state,the one free of the I am isliberated,youarepriortotheIam.

WorshiptheindwellingIaminyou,itistheIamthatisborn,itistheIamthatwilldie,youarenotthatIam.

Remain focused on the I am till it goes into oblivion,thentheeternalis,theAbsoluteis,Parabrahmanis.

TheknowledgeIam is thebirthprinciple, investigate it

andyoullfinallystabilizeintheAbsoluteParabrahman.

Allknowledgeincludingthe Iamis formless,throwouttheIamandstayputinquietude.

PriortobirthwherewastheIam?DontcontaminatetheIamwiththebodyidea,IastheAbsoluteamnottheI

am.

IntheabsenceofIamnothingisrequired,theIamwillgowiththebody,whatremainsistheAbsolute.

YoumustnotonlyhavetheconvictionthatIambutalsothatyouarefreefromtheIam.

Remember the knowledge I am only and give up therest,stayingintheIamyouwillrealizethatitisunreal.


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Understand that the knowledge I am has dawned onyouandallare itsmanifestations, in thisunderstandingyourealizeyouarenottheIam.

WhenthisconceptIamdepartstherewillbenomemoryleft that Iwasand I had those experiences, theverymemorywillbeerased.

WiththearrivaloftheprimaryconceptIam,timebegan,withitsdeparturetimewillend;youtheAbsolutearenottheprimaryconceptIam.

WhenyouknowboththeIamandtheIamnotthenyou are the Absolute which transcends bothknowingnessandnot-knowingness.

Appearance and disappearance, birth and death theseare qualities of I am, they do not belong to you, theAbsolute.

Out of the nothingness, the I am or beingness hascome, there is no individual, the knowledge I am- nottheindividualhastogobacktoitssource.

BymeditatingontheknowledgeIamitgraduallysettlesdown at its source and disappears, then you are theAbsolute.

GoontoknowtheIamwithoutwords,youmustbethatandnotdeviatefromitforevenamoment,andthenitwilldisappear.

WiththedroppingoffoftheprimaryexperienceIamallexperienceswillvanishandonlytheAbsoluteremains.


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OnyourtruestatehasarisenthissubtleprincipleIam,whichisthecauseofallmischief.NoIam,noquestionofmischief.

Whateveryoutrytobecomethatisnotyou,beforeeventhewordsIamweresaid,thatisyou.

The root habit is the I am and it has arisen from thedomainofthefiveelementsandthreequalitieswhichareunreal.

AbideintheknowledgeIamwithoutidentifyingwiththebody. How did you function before the arrival of theknowledgeIam?

Thestateofbeing,which is themessageIam,withoutwords, is common to all, change begins only with themind-flow.

ThebeliefintheIamasabody,asanindividualisthecauseofallfear, intheabsenceof theIam,whois tofearwhat?

Try tostabilize in theprimaryconcept I am in order tolose that and be free from all other concepts, inunderstating the unreality of the I am you are totallyfree.

Sittingquietly,beingonewiththeknowledgeIam,youwill loseall concernwith theworld, then the I amwillalsogo,leavingyouastheAbsolute.

Putting aside everything, stabilize in the I am.Asyoucontinue with this practice, in the process you will

transcendtheIam.


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TheverycoreofthisconsciousnessisthequalityIam,there is no personality or individual there, reside thereandtranscendit.

WorshiptheknowledgeIamasGod,asyourGuru,themessageIam is there, themind-flow is there, stay intheIamandrealizeyouareneither.

PresentlyyouaresustainingthememoryIam,youarenotthatIam,youaretheAbsolutePriortothatIam.

You feel the I am due to the five elements and threequalities,when they aregone, the Iamgoes, butyouarestillthere.

KeepfocusedontheIamtillyoubecomeawitnesstoit,thenyoustandapart,youhavereachedthehighest.

ThisknowledgeIamhascomeoutofthestatepriortoit

andnow is the cause of all suffering, before the I amcameyouwerehappy,sogoback.

WhenyouremainintheIamyouwillrealizeeverythingelse is useless, and then you are parabrahman, theAbsolute.

TheOnewhoabidesinthatprinciplebywhichheknowsIamknowsallanddoesnotrequireanything.

JustsitandknowthatyouaretheIamwithoutwords,nothing else has to be done; shortly you will arrive toyournaturalAbsolutestate.

ErroneouslyyouhavehandedoverthisknowledgeIam

to the body and thereby reduced the limitless to thelimited;henceyouareafraidofdying.


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You have to realize that you are not the body or theknowledgeIam.YouastheAbsoluteareneither,nordoyourequirethem.

Inquire into the validity of the fundamental concept ofyour individuality, the I am, and it will disappear, thenyouareParabrahman,theAbsolute.

The essential thing to be convinced about is that theoriginalconceptIamis false,onlyacceptthatwhichisconducivetothisdevelopment.

Before youoccurred to yourself as Iamyouwere thehighest: Parabrahman. Now, until the impurity of I amthebodydisappearsstayputintheIamquietude.

YourfallstartedwiththeappearanceofIam,thenyoublundered by embracing the body as I am, all thatgatheredthereafterisunreal.

Thisisnojoke,youcanbecomeParabrahmanrightnow!You are Parabrahman right now! Just focus yourattentionontheIam.

WhohastheknowledgeIam?SomebodyinyouknowstheknowledgeIam,youare.Whoisit?

Who can know the illusory state I am? Only a non-illusory state can do so, its the Awareness, theParabrahman,ortheAbsolute.

TheprimaryconceptIamisdishonest,acheat.Ithastricked you intobelievingwhat is not.FocussharplyontheIamanditlldisappear.


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Finally, you have to transcend the I am to enter theconcept-freeParabrahmanstate,whereyoudonotevenknowyouare!

TheAbsolute or theParabrahman isprior to the I am,itstheunbornstate,sohowcanithavetheknowledgeIam?

At the moment all you know is the I am, which is aproductof the fiveelements, threequalitiesor the foodbody,butyouarenoneofthese.

One who has realized the knowledge I am, whichmeanstranscendingitaswell,forhimthereisnobirthordeathnoranykarma.

TheprimaryillusionisonlythisknowingnessIam;itisliberation when the knowingness is transformed tononknowingness.

You are even before you could say the words I am.WitnessinghappenstothestatepriortoyoursayingthewordsIam.

WhenthebodydiestheIamgoesintooblivionandonlytheAbsoluteremains.Stayputthere,nothinghappenstoyoutheAbsolute.

From non-being to being, how is it known? By theknowledgeIam.StaythereintheIam,thenyoullgobackfrombeingtonon-being.

Right now, right here, you are the Absolute, theParabrahman. Hold on to the I am very firmly, ever

abideinitanditlldissolve,thenyouareasyouare.


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On thestateof non-beingness, beingnessas the I amhasoccurred,who that is, is not important, the Iam isimportant,staythere.

First came the aham as I am, then aham-akar(identificationwith body, ego), nowgo back to aham,dwellingthererealizeaham-brahmasmi

YouareneithertheIamnortheactivitiescarriedoutbythebeingness-youastheAbsolutearenoneofthese.

With the transcendence of the knowledge I am, theAbsolute prevails. The state is called Parabrahman,whiletheknowledgeIamisBrahman.

How were you prior to the message I am? In theabsenceofthemessageIamonlymyeternalAbsolutestateprevails.

Whowouldhavewitnessed themessage I am, if yourpriorstateofnon-beingnesshadnotbeenthere?

A true devotee, by abiding in the knowledge I am,transcends the experience of death and attainsimmortality.

Hold on to this knowingness I am without words andeverysecretofyourexistencewillberevealedtoyou.

WhatisitinyouthatunderstandsthisknowledgeIamwithout a name, title or word? Sink in that innermostcenterandwitnesstheknowledgeIam.

TotallyaccepttheknowledgeIamasoneself,andwith

fullconvictionandfaithfirmlybelieveinthedictumIamthatbywhichIknowIam.


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Realityprevailsprior to the knowledge Iam;youmuststayputatthesourceofyourcreation,atthebeginningoftheknowledgeIam.

WhenoneisestablishedinthefinalfreeAbsolutestate,theknowledgeIambecomesnon-knowledge.

The first witnessing is that of I am, the primaryprerequisiteforallfurtherwitnessing,buttowhomisthefirstwitnessingofIamoccurring?

TheborderlinebetweenIam(beingness)andIamnot(nonbeingness) is the precise Location where theintellectsubsides.ItstheMahayogastate.Bethere!

RecognizetheAtmanbyunderstandingtheknowledgeIam,theAtma-jnana,whichisallpervading,limitlessandinfinite.

To abide in the knowledge I am is ones true religion.Give thehighest honordue to it. Doing so youwill notundergosufferingordeath.

WhosaysIwasnotandIwillnotbelikethepresentIam?Itistheonewhowas,is,andwillbeforever.

WhenyousayIwasnotpriortoconceptionyouactuallymeannotlikethepresentIam,buttheonethatdiscernstheabsenceofthepresentIamwasthere.

CatchholdoftheknowledgeIaminmeditationandtherealization will occur that I, the Absolute, am not theguna(quality)Iam.


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Do nothing but stay in the knowledge I am, themoolmaya,orprimary illusion,and thenitwill releaseitsstrangleholdonyouandgetlost.

In deep meditation, infused only with the knowledge Iam,itwillbeintuitivelyrevealedtoyouastohowthisIamnesscametobe.

TheknowledgeIammeansconsciousness,God,Guru,Ishwara,butyoutheAbsolutearenoneofthese.

YouhavetounderstandthattheIamisevenbeforethearisingofanywords,thoughtsorfeelings.

TheindwellingprincipleIamiscommontoallandhasnoattributes;itistheprincipleofthewholefunctioning.

IdentifyyourselfwiththehighestprincipleinyouwhichistheknowledgeIam.Thiswillelevateyoutothestatus

ofBrihaspatitheguruofgods.

ThisknowingnessIamwhichcamespontaneouslyandyou felt gradually, is the ignorant-child-principle,theBalkrishnastate.

ThisIamorBalkrishnastatehasgreatpotential.Here

Bal means the child food body and Krishna meansnon-knowing.

Todoawaywithbody-mindsenseoridentity,imbibeordwell in the I am. Later the I am will merge into theultimatenature.


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ThehighesttypeofrestiswhenIamandIamnotareboth forgotten. It iscalled ParamVishranti,whichalsomeanstotalrest,completerelaxationorutterquietudein

thehigheststate.

Having acquired and understood the knowledge I am,stay there in seclusion and dont wander around hereandthere.

OnceyoustabilizeintheIam,youwillrealizethatitisnottheeternalstate,butyouareeternalandancient.

The sequence is I am the witness to the wholemanifestation, it occurs simultaneously.The I amsubsiding,whatremains?YouareThat.

WhatIsayissimple,whentheIamarises,everythingappears,whenIamsubsideseverythingdisappears.

You want me to say something about the post-I ammanifestation, while I am driving you to the pre-I amAbsolute.

I am not telling you what the real is, because wordsnegate that.Whatever I am telling you is not the truth,becauseithascomefromtheIam.

I take you to the source I am again and again, onreachingandstabilizingthereyourealize there isno Iam!

There is no explanation how this seed, thisconsciousness or theknowledge Iam has arisen. Butonceithascomeitkeepshummingthroughthegunas.


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YoumustknowhowthisIamcameabout,asitistheonlythingbywhichyoucanunravelthewholemystery.

OntoyourAbsoluteness,whichiswithoutformorshape,camethisknowledgeIam,whichisalsowithoutshapeandform.

Thisknowledge Iamhasspontaneously appearedonyourAbsolutestate,thereforeitisanillusion.

This knowledge Iam, the sattva,cannot tolerate itself,

so it needs the rajas (doing) and tamas (claimingdoership)forsupport.

The only Sadhana (practice) is to think: I am not thebody, I am the formless, nameless knowledge I amindwellinginthisbody.

WhenyouabideforasufficientlylongtimeintheIam,

theknowledgeIamitselfwillmakeeverythingcleartoyou.Noexternalknowledgewillbenecessary.

Conviction is the only technique and the Gurus onlyinitiation is: you are not the body but only the I amwithoutwords.

WhenyouclearlyseethatitistheIamthatisborn,youstandapartfromitastheunborn.

OncetheIamgoes,whatremainsistheOriginalwhichis unconditioned, without attributes or identity. This iscalledParabrahma,ortheAbsolute.


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TheabsenceofIamisnotexperiencedbysomeone;ithas to be understood in such a manner that theexperiencerandtheexperienceareone.

TheknowledgeIam,whichappearedinchildhood,isacheatasithasmadeyoubelievetheillusionistrue.

This knowledge I am has dawned on you, thereafterwitnessingbegan.ThatOnewhowitnessesisseparatefromwhatiswitnessed.

Meditation is this knowledge I am, this consciousnessmeditatingonitselfandunfoldingitsownmeaning.

WhenyoumeditateontheknowledgeIam,whichisthebeginning of knowledge, how can there be anyquestions?

Use name, form and design only for worldly activities,

otherwise just hold on to the knowledge Iamwithoutbodyawarenessbeyondname,formordesign.

TherearenotechniquesexceptthetechniquethatIamthatis,thefirmconvictionthatIammeansonlyIam.

This conviction can bestrengthened bymeditationandmeditationmeanswhentheknowledgeIamremainsinthatknowledge.

ThegreatestmiracleisthatyougotthenewsIam.Itsself-evident. Prior to knowing that you are whatknowledgedidyouhave?


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Meditation means to have an objective or hold ontosomething.Youarethatsomething.JustbeingthebeingIam.

Itisnotwiththebodyidentificationthatyoushouldsitformeditation.ItistheknowledgeIamthatismeditatingonitself.

WhenthisIamorconsciouspresencemergesinitselfanddisappearsthestateofSamadhiensues.

In thewomb theknowledge I am is dormant. It is thebirthprinciplewhichcontainseverything.

The birth principle is Turiya (the fourth state) whichmeanswhereconsciousnessis.

Theexperience that Iamor youexist is Turiya.Onewho knows Turiya is Turiyatita (beyond the fourth

state),whichismystate.

Turiya or I am is within consciousness, which is theproductoffiveelements.

In order to stabilize in the I am or Turiya you mustunderstandthisbirthprinciple.

TuriyaorIamisalwaysdescribedasthewitnessstatethat sees through the waking, dreaming and sleeping.AndTuriyatitaisevenbeyondthat.

In theabsence of thebasicconcept I am, there is nothought, no awareness, and noconsciousnessof ones

existence.


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TogetherwiththebodyandtheindwellingprincipleIameverythingis.Priortothatwhatwasthere?

HangontotheIam,whichisyouronlycapital,meditateon it, and let that unfold all the knowledge that has tocome.

You should identify yourself only with this indwellingknowledgeIam.Thatisall.

SitinmeditationbyidentifyingwiththeIam,dwellonly

ontheIam-notmerelythewordsIam.

Forget all about physical disciplines in this connectionandjustbewiththatknowledgeIam.

Doyourequireanyspecialefforttoknowthatyouare?TheIamwithoutwordsitselfisGod.

Youmust fulfill thevow that I amnot the body but theindwellingprincipleIamonly.

Once you become the I am it will reveal all theknowledgeandyouneednotgotoanybodyforguidance.

TheprimaryconceptIamappearsspontaneouslyandis

the source of all concepts, so everything is mentalentertainment.

ThismemoryIamisneithertruenorfalse,itiswithoutthese two attributes. That memory of beingness onlyappearstoexist.

TheIamitselfistheworld,gotothesourceandfindout

howitappearedandwhen.


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TheconvictionthattheIamandtheworldneverexistedcanhappenonlytoParabrahman(TheAbsolute).

TostabilizeintheIam,whichhasnonameandform,isitselfliberation.

TheknowledgethatispriortothoughtIamiscoveredby a human body which is a food-body with the vitalbreathandknowledgeoftheSelf(PranaandJnana).

OnceyoureachthestateofIamandareawareofthat

only, you will have transcended all the tendencies(Vasanas).

BeonewiththeSelf,theIam.IfnecessarydiscardthewordsIam,evenwithoutthemyouknowyouare.

TheIamistheawarenessbeforethoughts,itcannotbeputintowords;youhavetojustbe.

TheIaminyoucamefromtheIaminyourparents,butonlythencouldtheybecalledparents!

TheIamisthedivinityinyouandcauseofthesacredrepetition(Japa)inyoubreathofSoHum(IamThat).

The Absolute doesnt know that It is. Only when the

knowledgeIamspontaneouslyappeareddiditknowItis.

Become initiated into the understanding of what I amexpounding to you; I am talking about the seed ofBrahmanorIamthatIamplantinginyou.

ThatBrahmanorIamstatealoneembraceseverything

and is all the manifestation. You have to forgeteverythingandmergewithBrahman.


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WhateveriscreatediscreatedbytheknowledgeIam,thereisnootherpath,onlythisconviction.Thisisit!ThenameandbodyarisefromtheIam.

Abiding in the I am (which isGod) youwontwant toleaveit,andthenitwontleaveyou!

TheIamisthereevenwithoutyoursayingso.Onceyouunderstand the I am, there is nothing further tounderstand.

When you are established in the I am there are nothoughtsorwords,youareeverythingandeverything isyou;latereventhatgoes.

The I am iswithout ego, youcanbecome its watcheronlybygettingestablishedinit.

WatchinghappenstotheAbsolutewiththeappearance

ofIam,thendoesitknowsthatitis.

Waking,dreaminganddeepsleepstatespertainonlytotheIam,youareabovethese.

Whenyougodeepinside,nothingisallthereis.ThereisnoIam.TheIammergesintheabsolute.

UnderstandthisIambusinessandstandapartfromit,

transcendit.Justbe.

The story of all of us begins with the I am, it is thestartingpointofbothmiseryandhappiness.

Prior to the appearance of form in the womb, the foodstuffs take the form I am and that appears in ninemonths.


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Stabilize in the Bindu (Point) I am and transcend it.Bindumeanswithoutduality(Bin=without,Du=two).

It is the Iam that investigates the Iam.Realizing itsfalsehooditdisappearsandmergesintoEternity.

TheknowledgeIamisGod,ifpresentlyyouareunabletounderstanditthenjustworshipit.

Ifyoulike,taketheIamasyourprarabdha(destiny),becomeonewithit,thenyoucantranscendit.

AlongwiththeknowledgeIamappearsspaceandtheworld.When the knowledge I am departs theworld isliquidated.

Hammer it intoyourself that the I amor beingness isthe parent of the entire manifestation, then the I amitselfwillhelpyoustabilizeintheIam.

TheIamisobservedbytheAbsolute,ithasnosensesoreyes,witnessingjusthappens.

I am introducing you to your Iam.The first stage is tomeditateontheIamandstabilizeinit.

CarrytheconvictioninyourselfthattheknowledgeIamwithinyouisGod.

To the One who meditates on the knowledge I am,everythingintherealmofconsciousnessbecomesclear.

Goanywhere,butneverforgetthattheknowledgeIamis God. Day by day through constant meditation this

convictionwillgrow.


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Dontbotheraboutanything,justcontinueabidingintheIam,amomentwillcomewhenitwillbepleasedandrevealallthesecrets.

ThetrapofbirthanddeathisbecauseoftheIam,dwellonit,realizeitandtranscendit.

Get established in the I am without words, theParavani,butyoutheAbsolutearenotthat.

Your true identityTheAbsolute is prior to the I am.

Howcanyouprovideauniformforit?

MyGurutaughtmewhatIam,Iponderedonlyonthat.MyoriginalstateistobeinthatstatewherethereisnoIam.

In the infinite state, the I am state is temporary; dontgive up your true standpoint, otherwise you will be

fooled.

CatchholdoftheIamandallobstacleswillevaporate,youwillbebeyondtherealmofbody-mind.

AllquestionsexistbecausetheIamisthere.AftertheIamhasdisappeared,noquestionsarise.

Understand the I am, transcend it and conclude thatbeingness,theworldandBrahmanareunreal.

TheSoHumjapa(recitation)isincessantlygoingoninyour pulse indicating I am; get in tune with it byrecitation.

TherecitationofSoHum,indicatingIam,mustbeforaverylongtime,itispriortowords.


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TheIamistheonlyGodtopleaseandifpleased,itwillleadyoutothesource.

AJnaniisonewhohascometoaconclusionabouttherawmaterialIamandstandsapartfromit.

Thatsoundlesssound,thehummingIamisareminderthatyouareGod.Tounderstandandrealizeit,meditateonit.

YouareintheIamwithoutanyeffort,sobethere.DonttrytointerprettheIam.

TheIaminbodyformcanreachthehigheststateonlyifyou understand, accept it and dwell there. Then youescapebirthanddeath.

The I am is an advertisement of the Absolute, an

illusion, temporary.The onewho knows this knows theeternalprinciple.

In thewomb the I am isdormant:Whenwe are threeyearsold it arisesspontaneously. It climaxes atmiddleage,diminishesinoldageandfinallydisappears.

Rememberthis,ifyouwanttoremembermeorthisvisithere,remembertheknowledgeIam.

The body identity cannot get this knowledge, theknowledge I am must get this knowledge; whenknowledgeabides in knowledge there is transcendenceofknowledge.

This I am enjoyed beyond the body is your destiny.Dwellinitandititselfwilltellyouitsownstory.


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WhenyoudwellindestinyasIam,yourealizethatitisnotyourdeath,butthedisappearanceofIamness.

You are beyond desire, which itself depends on the Iam. Do not suppress desires, just dont identify withthemandtheywilldisappear.

WhysaythatIdoanything?WhateverisdoneisdonebytheIamandyouarebeyondit.

Beware of the I amgrowing over your true natureandgivingyouthefalsefeelingofbeingthedoer.

WhentheIambecomespurethatis,withoutIamthisorIamthat-youbecomeIshwara(God).

The feeling I am comes to youonly because there issomething older or earlier in you to which this I am

appears.

The interval between the beginning of I am (birth orwaking)andwhenyouloseitagain(deathordeepsleep)iscalledtime.

ThefeelingIamisitselfanillusion,thereforewhatever

isseenthroughthisillusioncannotbereal.

When Krishna says I remember allmypast births, hemeans the I am, the fundamental feeling behind allbirths.ThereisnoIamsuch-and-such.

Youarenotalwaysincontactwith theIamor it isnotpermanent.WhenyouarenotawareoftheIam,Who

isnotaware?


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The I am has great potency: the entire manifestationhas come from it. Go to the I am state, remain there,merge,andgobeyond.

The I am is theGuru inabodywhich iswitnessedbytheSelforSatguruinyou,whichisunmanifested.

TheIaminitspurityisturiya(thefourthstate),butIamturiyatita(beyondturiya)andlivingin(as)Reality.

Repetition of a mantra takes one to the pure I am,

whereallknowledgeissurrendered;youmergewiththeAbsolutebeyondallnameandform.

IfyouweretodwellintheIamandfirmlyabideinit,allexternalthingswilllosetheirgriponyou.

There is nobody else but me or I am, this non-dualdevotion(advaitabhakti)isthehighest;tovanishandbe

lostinthevastunknown.

Thoroughly investigate the appearance anddisappearanceof the I am did youdesire it,or did itjusthappen?

TheIamisthesolecapitalthatyouhave.Dwellonthis,

nothingelseisnecessary.

The I am is only a little distance away from the Truestate, hence it is unreal, forwhatever is away from theTruestateorRealityisunreal.

AllyogaandpracticescomethroughtheconsciousnessofIam,whichisitselfan illusion.Allhappeningsin this

illusionarerelativeandtime-bound.


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ThefirststepistogoanddwellintheIam.Fromthereyougobeyondconsciousnessandno-consciousnesstotheinfiniteAbsolute,whichisthepermanentstate.

You are the Reality beyond the I am, you are theParabrahma.Meditateonthisandrememberthis,finallythisidea,too,shallleaveyou.

Understand the I am, transcend it and realize theAbsolute. In such a simplified way nobody hasexpoundedthisprofoundteaching.

"My advice to you is very simple just remember yourself, Iam, it is enough to heal your mind and take you beyond, just

have some trust.I dont mislead you. Why should I? Do I want anything from

you? I wish you well such is my nature.

Why should I mislead you? Common sense too will tell youthat to fulfill a desire you must keep your mind on it. If youwant to know your true nature, you must have yourself in

mind all the time,until the secret of your being stands revealed

***

Truth is not a reward for good behaviour, nor a prize for

passing some tests. It cannot be brought about.It is the primary, the unborn, the ancient source of all that is.

You are eligible because you are.You need not merit truth. It is your own. Just stop running

away by running after. Stand still, be quiet

// Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya //

Nisargdatta Geeta

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