Salutations to Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, the extraordinary teacher, whose simple yet profound words jolted many people into the awareness of one's true nature.

Robert Powell says, "Like the Zen masters of old, Nisargadatta's style is abrupt, provocative, and immensely profound -- cutting to the core and wasting little effort on inessentials. His terse but potent sayings are known for their ability to trigger shifts in consciousness, just by hearing, or even reading them".

In the words of Ramesh Balsekar, "The core of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj's teaching is the knowledge of one's own true identity. This knowledge is indeed the pivotal point around which moves everything."

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"That which permeates all, which nothing transcends and which, like the universal space around us, fills everything completely from within and without, that Supreme non-dual Brahman -- That Thou Art."

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The first witnessing is that of ‘I am’, the primary prerequisite for all further witnessing, but to whom is the first witnessing of ‘I am’ occurring?

The first thing that you came to know was that ‘you are’ or ‘I am’; it is the first thing that you are a witness to, it is the primary and mandatory prerequisite for all further witnessing to occur. Once this ‘I am’ takes hold of you it grows to gigantic proportions, this outgrowth is so enormous that you lose awareness of the ‘I am’ itself in the process and conduct all your activities. It is the ‘I am’ that is witnessing the world, but who is witnessing the ‘I am’? That’s the question to which you have to find an answer and for that is all the ‘Sadhana’ (practice).
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Ramana Maharshi
  1. The Collected Works of Sri Ramana Maharshi
  2. The cardinal teaching of the Maharshi
  3. Who Am I ? (Teachings of Ramana Maharshi)
  4. Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi Part 1
  5. Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi Part 2
  6. Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi Part 3
  7. Hunting the 'I'
  8. Advaita Bodha Deepika
  9. Be Still
  10. The Silent Power
  11. The Maharshi and His Message
  12. At the Feet of Bhagavan
  13. A Sadhu's Reminiscences of Ramana Maharshi
  14. Day by Day with Bhagavan
  15. Ramana Maharshi's Words of Grace
  16. Sri Maharshi's Way (Upadesa Saram)
  17. Ramana Maharshi and The Path of Self-Knowledge
  18. Essence of Ribhu Gita
  19. Gems from Bhagavan
  20. Bhagavan Ramana (Ramana and his philosophy of Existence)
  21. Maharshi's Gospel
  22. My Life and Quest
  23. Ramana's Arunachala - Ocean of Grace Divine
  24. Self Enquiry (Vicharasangrham)
  25. Spiritual Instructions
  26. Spiritual Stories as told by Ramana Maharshi
  27. Surpassing Love and Grace
  28. The mystery beyond the Trinity (Tripura Rahasya)
  29. The Essence of Yoga Vasishta
  30. Bhagavan in Old Hall (Photographs of Ramana Bhagavan)
  31. Bhagavan sitting on Skins (Photographs of Ramana Bhagavan)
  32. Closeup Photos of Bhagavan