Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981)
is a revered master of the Tantric Nath lineage. His reputation and
the popularity of his works have been increasing geometrically since
his death in 1981. He is an inspiring example of an ordinary merchant
and family man who attained complete realization of the Infinite,
who taught that true freedom is a possibility for every one of us.
Disciples and seekers from all over the world were drawn to his humble
loft in the tenements of Bombay.
Dr. Wayne Dyer, author of Your
Sacred Self and Your Erroneous Zones, says, "Nisargadatta
Maharaj is my greatest teacher. His words guide my writing, speaking
and all of my relationships." Robert Powell, the editor of these
dialogues, is a well-known, widely published spiritual author. Among
his other publications, his book Zen and Reality has sold over
50,000 copies.
Even on the printed page, in this
moving volume of dialogues, Nisargadatta's words carry a special potency.
They are the words of a compassionate wise man, speaking equally to
the heart-oriented and the head-oriented person, to East and West.
Robert Powell, editor of these dialogues,
is a well-known, widely published spiritual author. Among his other
publications, his book Zen and Reality, has sold over 50,000
copies.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Editor's Notes
- Prior to Conception, What Was I?
- The Emergence of Beingness
- Time is the Child of a Barren Woman
- Nothing Ever Interferes with the Five-Elemental
Play
- Beyond the Upanishads
- The Nectar of the Lord's Feet
- To Realize the Absolute, Even Beingness has
to be Transcended
- In the Absence of Body Identity, Where is
the Mind?
- Through the Touch of Beingness, the Entire
Cosmos Arises
- Wherever is Food, Therein Dwells That
- Even the Highest Is Useless to the Highest
- Whatever is Perceived, You Are Not
- You Must Exist Prior to Witnessing for Witnessing
to Happen
- Subtler than Space is the Sense fo "I-am-ness"
- Merging of Beingness Within Itself is
the Very Fount of Bliss
- Try to Understand the Ignorant-Child Principle
- To Know What One is, One Must Know One's
Beginning
- Your Beingness Is the Beginning and End of
the Mind
- For a Realized One, the whole Functioning
in the World is a Bhajan
- Hold on to Your Sense of Being
- Return to the State Before Birth
- Glossary
- Bibliography
