The primary purpose of meditation is to become conscious of, and familiar with, our inner life. The ultimate purpose is to reach the source of life and consciousness. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj More Quotes by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj More Quotes From Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj There is only life, there is nobody who lives a life. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Only the people who have gone beyond the world can change the world. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj gone people world Consciousness is an attribute while awareness is not; one can be aware of being conscious, but not conscious of awareness. God is the totality of consciousness, but awareness is beyond all--being as well as not-being. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj attributes consciousness awareness You cannot change the course of events, but you can change your Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj events matter attitude If you believe in God, work with Him. If you do not, become one. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj if-you-believe believe-in-god believe To see Reality is as simple as to see one’s face in a mirror. Only, the mirror must be clear and true. A quiet mind, undistorted by desires and fears, free from ideas and opinions, clear on all the levels, is needed to reflect the Reality. Be clear and quiet; alert and detached, all else will happen by itself. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj mirrors simple reality Would people know that nothing can happen unless the entire universe makes it happen, they would achieve much more with less expenditure of energy. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj energy inspirational people All will happen as you want it, provided you really want it. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj want happens Who was born first, you or the world? As long as you give first place to the world, you are bound by it; once you realize, beyond all trace of doubt, that the world is in you and not you in the world, you are out of it. Of course your body remains in the world and of the world, but you are not deluded by it. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj inspirational giving long The consciousness in you and the consciousness in me, apparently two, really one, seek unity and that is love. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj unity love two There is nothing to do, just be. Do nothing. Be. No climbing mountains and sitting in caves. I do not even say "be yourself" since you do not know yourself. Just be. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj being-yourself climbing inspirational Believe me, there is no goal, nor a way to reach it. You are the way and the goal, there is nothing else to reach except yourself. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj goal believe way You have never been, nor shall ever be, a person. Refuse to consider yourself as one. But as long as you do not even doubt yourself to be Mr. So-and-so, there is little hope. When you refuse to open your eyes, what can you be shown? Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj eye doubt long If you could only keep quiet, clear of memories and expectations, you would be able to discern the beautiful pattern of events. Its your restlessness that causes chaos. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj spiritual beautiful memories Do what you believe in and believe in what you do. The rest is a waste of time and energy. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj waste energy believe Meditation is a deliberate attempt to pierce into the higher states of consciousness and finally go beyond it. The art of meditation is the art of shifting the focus of attention to ever subtler levels, without losing one's grip on the levels left behind. (...) Save all your energies and time for breaking the wall your mind had built around you. Believe me, you will not regret. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj wall regret art In peace and silence, the skin of the 'I' dissolves and the inner and the outer become one. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj skins silence The real does not die, the unreal never lived. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj unreal real doe Nothing perceivable is real.Your attachment is your bondage. You cannot control the future.There is no such thing as free will. Will is bondage.You identify yourself with your desires and become their slave. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj attachment real desire The old grooves must be erased in your brain, without forming new ones. You must realize yourself as the immovable, behind and beyond the movable, the silent witness of all that happens. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj wisdom spiritual brain
