Nisargadatta Maharaj on Freedom
Browse 9 quotations attributed to Nisargadatta Maharaj, catalogued under freedom, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Nisargadatta Maharaj, entry #52804: "Freedom to do what one likes is really bondage, while being free to do what one must, what is right, is real freedom."
Attributed to Nisargadatta Maharaj, entry #163313: "When I say I am free, I merely state a fact. If you are an adult, you are free from infancy. I am free from all description and identification. ."
9 Quotes by Nisargadatta Maharaj on Freedom
"Freedom to do what one likes is really bondage, while being free to do what one must, what is right, is real freedom."
"When I say I am free, I merely state a fact. If you are an adult, you are free from infancy. I am free from all description and identification. ."
"Don’t rely on your mind for liberation. It is the mind that brought you into bondage. Go beyond it altogether."
"one is always free. You are both conscious and free to be conscious. Nobody can take this away from you."
"Desiring a state of freedom from desire will not set you free. Nothing can set you free, because you are free. See yourself with desireless clarity, that is all."
"When you are free of the world, you can do something about it. As long as you are a prisoner of it, you are helpless to change it. On the contrary, whatever you do will aggravate the situation."
"That which sees all this, and the nothing too, is the inner teacher. He alone is, all else appears to be. He is your own self , your hope and assurance of freedom, find him and cling to him and you will be saved and safe."
"People are afraid to die, because they do not know what is death. The gnani has died before his death, he saw that there was nothing to be afraid of. The moment you know your real being, you are afraid of nothing. Death gives freedom and power. The happiness of being absolutely free is beyond description. ."
"Want the best. The highest happiness, the greatest freedom. Desirelessness is the highest bliss. Only God’s energy is infinite – because he wants nothing for Himself. Be like Him and all your desires will be fulfilled. The higher your aims and vaster desires, the more energy you will have for their fulfillment. Desire the good of all and the universe will work for you. But if you want your own pleasure, you must earn it the hard way. ."