Nisargadatta Maharaj on Philosophy
Browse 7 quotations attributed to Nisargadatta Maharaj, catalogued under Philosophy, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Nisargadatta Maharaj, entry #129399: "One thing is quite clear to me; all that is, lives and moves and has its being in consciousness and I am in and beyond that consciousness."
Attributed to Nisargadatta Maharaj, entry #194819: "You can help another by precept and example and, above all, by your being. You cannot give what you don’t have and you don’t have what you are not. You can only give what you are …"
7 Quotes by Nisargadatta Maharaj on Philosophy
"One thing is quite clear to me; all that is, lives and moves and has its being in consciousness and I am in and beyond that consciousness."
"You can help another by precept and example and, above all, by your being. You cannot give what you don’t have and you don’t have what you are not. You can only give what you are – and of that you can give limitlessly."
"Watch your mind, how it comes into being, how it operates. As you watch your mind, you discover your self as the watcher. When you stand motionless, only watching, you discover your self as the light behind the watcher. ."
"The source of consciousness cannot be the object in consciousness. To know the source is to be the source. When you realize that you are not the person, but the pure and calm witness, and that fearless awareness is your very being, you are the being."
"To exist means to be something, a thing, a feeling, a thought, an idea. All existence is particular. Only being is universal, in the sense that every being is compatible with every other being. Existences clash, being – never. Existence means becoming, change, birth and death, and birth again, while in being there is silent peace."
"By all means attend to your duties. Action, in which you are not emotionally involved and which is beneficial and does not cause suffering will not bind you. You may be engaged in several directions and work with enormous zest, yet remain inwardly free and quiet, with a mirror-like mind, which reflects all, without being affected."
"As he gets older he grows more and more happy and peaceful. After all, he is going home. Like a traveller nearing his destination and collecting his luggage, he leaves the train without regret. The mist of bodily existence is lifting – the burden of the body is growing less from day to day. Every sensation is contemplated in perfect equanimity. There is no desire for it, nor refusal. It is as it is and he looks at it with a smile of affectionate detachment. He is alone, but he is all. He is not even a being. He is the beingness of all beings. ."