Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897–1981)

2009: Hmmm. Yes, I am glad I read it. I would like to be able to buy-into advaitan philosophy but I cannot, at least not as presented by the authors I have read to date. This book suffers from both a poor translation and the effort to transcribe the untranscribable. But it is a book that every student of advaita should read, and I am glad I read it. If duality (dvaita) is the price I must pay to enjoy the world I live in, so be it!

2016: Connie Martin's group reread this classic. We did it in show more six months this time around. ☺️
As last time, the questions seem much more to the point in the last quarter of the book--provoking answers that are nearly understandable! show less

A powerful, thought provoking book about non-dualism. Nisargardatta again and again tells his questioners to drop the ego and the mind and to accept the Absolute: I am that. One of the best books on yoga that I've read.

An absolute Classic.It gave me goose pimples when I first read it. The book is in the shape of Q&A. Maharajs answers are mind churning. They are like a sharp and bright beacon revealing the secrets of the Timeless essence -which we are. Read it many times to get the full measure of it.

For heaven's sake (and your own), throw away Tolle. This is the real McCoy. Crystal clear, loving, accepting and totally blissed out. A companion piece for the novel The Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow.