Adyashanti on the Teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj

[@denlillaekorren]

Share your thoughts in the comments below! Let's create a space for open discussion and exploration.🐆🌟♥

[@denlillaekorren]

@BeaconofConsciousness-dr4mm No guru, no teacher, no method ~ Van Morrison

[@claudelebel49]

You risk turning this into a form of entertainment. Most people would rather talk about it than put it into practice. The mind loves to talk about it 😊 and keeps you busy thinking about it instead of doing what is suggested: to dwell in the sense of I Amness. A very good video nonetheless and worth listening to a few times over. Note that Nisargadatta didn't suggest that we sit around a campfire talking about it 😅

[@denlillaekorren]

sorry, i saw now that the text was not so good and edited it. Thank you for telling me, But, I still want people to talk and share their experiences. What can be wrong with that?

[@meherbaba4397]

​@@denlillaekorren No father No mother No Mentors... Just BE a Foster child & see what happens 😂 The Real Guru Leads us to our Own Real SELF Which is the ultimate Teacher

[@claudelebel49]

@@denlillaekorren Nothing wrong with that. Sorry if I gave the impression.

[@ashishtalyan]

After completing reading "I am That" Nisargdutta appeared amd spoke "Ram Ram" to me .I recognised him I also spoke Ram Ram , And he crossed me .I didnt turned to see him .I know who was him.I am blessed.

[@innerlight617]

Nisargadatta Maharaj Ki jai!! i came across "i am that" in a Krishnamurti place in Varanasi summer 2009. It was like a spiritual big bang for me.For years i studied with earnestness,almost whatever has been published of his talks.His teaching shaped my spiritual knowledge. Thankful for this video.

[@denlillaekorren]

thanks, yes, read it so many times, but never from start to end. "The Ultimate medicine" was also good

[@LemniscatoLemniscato]

Nisa’s book shattered my identification with the body/ mind: a pivotal moment. And an eye opener as it comes to gurus: not a person in a gown on a throne smiling, but a beedies chainsmoking feisty man pouring a peppered cocktail of wisdom and love for all those thirsty seekers. Magnificent 🙏🏾

[@larrymans4]

I had the same experience as Adya. Then when I met Adya I had a sudden awareness that his message and gift could not come from words, so I stopped listening and just looked into his eyes for the whole talk and someting unspeakable occurred beyond words. Then I asked him what happened, he said that I experienced a direct Silent Transmision. At that time I was not sure what he ment but I trusted in time it would unfold when I was ready over the next few years, and it Did! The Truth is beyond words. And Nasergadata actually says that in I Am That ! Being willing and honest is all you need .

[@radhikaschwartz3499]

A close friend stayed in Mumbai in 1981 to 1983 to be with Maharaj. He told me one woman came for a visit and in his characteristic way Mahara very intensely said to her. “ what are you doing here, this is not for you, you chant japa, sing Bhajans you should be like Meera ,you follow the path of devotion, be like Meera.”.

[@grantellis4631]

Thanks! this comment really helped me understand that I should just follow one path

[@Koort1008]

@@grantellis4631 If it is easy for you, it is right for you.

[@holyvoid]

Listen Stephen Wolinsky's videos, he was/is Nisargadatta's prime disciple/devotee! 🕉

[@Koort1008]

The best. I think you should listen as well. No one covers Nisargadatta better than Stephen.

[@irenemagill4890]

Thank you for this. ❤❤❤

[@garypuckettmuse]

Sorry this misses the point. "I am" was intended to be a stepping stone to the Absolute Supreme Reality (his words) which is . . . well see for yourself what it is because that will change over time. As he said frequently "Just keep going . . .Just keep going beyond". Upon deep reflection it is hard to find anything of consequence different between his teachings and Dzogchen. Every single time I read his words they have more meaning for me through the passage of time and my own changing understanding. Finally now it's as if each and every word is exploding off the page. Nothing wasted. Nothing extra. I consider him the greatest spiritual teacher of our time and I don't know everything but I've deefinitely done my homework. Of course great for my karmic situation. We are all on our own paths to the same place. Good luck everyone. You Are That.

[@chitraisenlightened]

right..nisargadatta realized the True Self..the I Am is not the *True Self*..meditating on the I Am, which is the sense of i, (more like the ego) when there is creation is similar to meditating on the witness consciounss, or the the presence of god..when you realize the True Self there wont be anything created..the True Self is beyond anything created..the True Self is prior to the everything and the nothing..

[@joergboettcher6243]

There is nobody, who has a „karmic situation“. 😊

[@niallbourke7963]

There's also only believing in this that is referred to as Ego. Dream stuff.

[@Themessenge1111]

Humble greetings yes, that’s true because the mind gets involved instead of just keeping it simple and direct.

[@JoeHaase-m5l]

As odd as it may seem, I would suggest that Adyashanti would be one of the best teachers of all time. Some of his KZbin videos are not that impressive, but two of his books are some of the best books I’ve ever read. “Falling into Grace” and “My Secret is Silence”. The latter is a book of poetry of his. 😊

[@Dodgerzden]

My experience of reading "I Am That" is similar in that I really didn't understand most of it. But there was one quote that stuck with me and it is really an obvious reality about life. He said something like "nothing can live without destroying something else".That's not some esoteric wisdom that no one knows, but for some reason reading about someone saying that truth out loud really struck me. I need to read it again. I don't even remember where, when, and why I bought the book.

[@MariaElena51185]

We live in a predatory realm. Stop the rebirth cycle by recognising I Am That.

[@carol5205]

❤❤❤

[@hakanguzelgoz2269]

Thank you🙏🙏

[@hawkkim1974]

Ramesh Balsekar, in one of his videos, accidently make I AM very clear. I AM is the first thought. And the next thought is the whole universe. This so called awareness or consciousness or source or this or potential energy or whatever you may call it, it doesn't even know about itself. How can impersonal infinity know about itself?

[@MrDerek2404]

I tend to write things down which I have a resonance with ,but don't fully get until later .." The death of hope is the beginning of wisdom ." is one of them .

[@lennsmann]

Please see page 269 in 'I Am That ' for the exact quote.

[@lennsmann]

Thank you

[@HumbertoCerda-wi7bb]

Put the audio on pdf.

[@rolandeschwalm5068]

❤ nothing to add

[@Shalien333]

Nisargadatta Speaks Playlist..... kzbin.info/aero/PLR6lUhUKbN4JhMjUtoWqbbY85A0woT64C&si=y_gurhWQ6LJ8hrs_

[@nothinghere1996]

what does it mean non duality? I am a Christian, and the self and soul are two separate entities. When the Soul wakes it up it consumes. the human host consciousness. so there is a duality, which becomes one.

[@denlillaekorren]

the duality is an illusion but nonetheless real in the sense that it's on that level the world appears to work, all religious traditions have a mystical nondual branch, in Christianity there's f x master eickhart and Therese de Avila among others, check them out, ;as it's said: 'my father and i are one'

[@nothinghere1996]

@@denlillaekorren why is it an illusion? this gives the impression that life is not real. but you readng my text is real, or as real. as we can discern. so this language doesn't get to the heart of the matter. how does one live forever?

[@denlillaekorren]

@@nothinghere1996 better than to go into the metaphycics is to see the basics. Are you aware right now? Probably. Is there anything that has to be 'fixed' with that awareness? probably not, you are whole and complete in your existence as you are. Just look for yourself, don't let anybody tell who you are. The illusion is the separateness of yourself from the World and other. so what is illusive is the conception of yourself as a separate entity outside the World, which make you think you are something 'other', something not really complete. What nonduality offer is pointers to the Absolute, that which you truly are. That can lead you away from the misconception of yourself as a defective entity that has to do a lot of 'things' in order to become complete and worthy the World and you ideas of who you should be.

[@nothinghere1996]

@@denlillaekorren we couldn't be further opposed if we tried, although I appreciate your reply. For me there is a duality. There has to be, like particles and waves. The first part is matter. you. him. her. she. it. The second part is Soul. While they inhabit the same space, they are not connected. The Soul can only see through the eyes of the host it's in. it cannot hear, smell touch or not taste. It cannot hear the thoughts of the consciousness its living inside. As for the absolute.. do you mean God? If so, God. is not an absolute. It is a machine. A prison. you are the guard. But after billions of years in solitary, the Soul consciousness is long dead. And whoever claims it becomes it. That is the meaning of the the Father and I are one. And if you birth the Soul (aka Enlightenment), then you are the Son of man.

[@denlillaekorren]

@@nothinghere1996 thanks for your comment, I actually don't think we see things different, all I propose is that you discern between ideas, that is from and made up by the mind, and what you can clearly see for yourself by looking at your direct experience. It is as simple as that. There is no need for metaphysics or philosophy. The absolute is maybe simply your name for the soul? It doesn't matter in the end. The only thing important is the clear seeing in the present awareness that is your true nature. Simple and clear, not strange at all..

[@wthomas5697]

All they are talking about is identifying as the brain/nervous system activity recognized as consciousness, as opposed to the body or other brain activity. I don't understand what all the fuss is about.

[@yourenotvlad]

the fuss is not in understanding field but the experiencial, you just feel it's the only thing there can ever be

[@wthomas5697]

@@yourenotvlad Hunh? Everyone has the experience of being conscious.

[@luzng]

@@wthomas5697

[@AndrewMorano-o1w]

You can’t figure it out?

[@mackcarlo]

Omg I’m God!? 😮 🏃🏻 💨 💨 💨

[@pdigrazi]

Whether one believes in science or philosophy, whether one believes in the big bang or pure consciousness/ awareness. Whether one believes in Jesus or Rama or krishna, or Santa Clause. None of it really matters. However, it is amazing to experience the silence in your mind between two thoughts. It's even more amazing to experience that silence while looking at a sunset or the stars at night. One can't help but wonder how it all began.

[@grahamtrave1709]

My teacher Ramesh Balsekar was a devotee of Nisargadatta Maharaj . His teachings are very clear. The only truth is an impersonal sense of I am everything else is a concept. His emphasis was on peace of mind in daily living. He and his devotee Gautam Sachdeva have many hours of teachings on you tube. Ramesh passed in 2009 but Gautam is still alive and well (June 2024).

[@williamcallahan5218]

"Who Cares" ; )

[@shirleyjust3305]

Well the Holy Spirit was my teacher

[@esv739]

Roger Castillo also is a student of Ramesh S Balsekar. He's alive and well and teaching. His Satsangs are listed on his website. Check it out. ☮️

[@nitupsar]

​@@williamcallahan5218haha!!

[@paparingo5163]

Love Ramesh ❤️

[@josephined8576]

WE HUMANS ARE DUAL BEINGS. WE have a false self known as EGO SELF WE have a TRUE SELF known as the I AM PRESENCE self. The I AM is what we call our LIFEFORCE. ,QI, or CHI. It is made of LIGHT. THIS IS THE SAME LIGHT CONSCIOUSNESS THAT CREATED AND ANIMATES ALL THE UNIVERSES , ALL THE GALAXIES ALLTHE STAR SYSTEMS ....WE ARE ALL INSIDE THIS ,,,ONE CONSCIOUS ENTITY CALLED UNIFIED FIELD.😅

[@andreasrylander]

Älskar Adyashanti och Nisargadatta. Jag ser mig som ickedualistisk Shaiva Tantrika och diggar mest Abhinavagupta och Ksjemarajas läror, men Adya och Nisargadattas läror pekar mot samma sanning förstås. ❤

[@mattmackane]

“Meditate on the I AM until the I AM is recognised as utterly illusory.” - Nisargadatta Maharaj

[@denlillaekorren]

the essence

[@ngatihine6072]

Love that

[@Koort1008]

Too many top teachers never go far enough.

[@Koort1008]

All is an appearance that appears to an appearance that appears to appear.

[@Metacognative]

Very confusing - The one-thing I know for certain is that I exist. Yet he is talking about no-thing-everythinging. If you read Nisagadatta's book the unborn he points out the illusion of the individual separate sovereign independent self or me-energy it's the I am-ness that creates the illusory individual me-ness my-ness I-ness energy. Adyshansti also has a course on no-self so it goes around in circles. Like most of the teachings.

[@saratosseyn]

Nisargadatta rocks🙏 Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj Ki Jai

[@christinatodd3912]

I resonate with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj 's teaching of non duality. His Direct approach is wonderful for self realisation. Thank you love gratitude peace to you and all Life. All is One. 💞🙏🌟💖

[@maha77]

I have struggled to truly understand what the *I AM'* is when told to focus on it. Invariably I find I stay in my thoughts trying to figure it out. But when he just quoted Nisargadatta saying *'The I AM is the AWARENESS **_before_** thoughts'* It suddenly snapped in place and became so clear. 21:48 thank you!

[@chitraisenlightened]

the I Am isnt the True Self...the I Am is is sort of in between the ego and the True Self..the I Am is always in conjuction with creation..the True Self is beyond anything created...its the True Self that is beyond thoughts..when you realize It the everything and the nothing will vanish...

[@ThePokerCats]

You may find what Eckhart Tolle said helpful…”the silence that follows I Am is closer to who you are than any word or concept.” The irony is that the individual self, (the personal ego) which doesn’t really exist except as a thought, wants “it,” but it can’t have it because it’s very need to “own” is what prevents us from seeing that we already are what we seek 😂

[@chitraisenlightened]

when Nisargadatta was just paying attention to his I Am we could also say he was paying attenton to the witness consciousness or the presence of god..the *reflected awreness*..you have to be completely enlightened to know exaclty what real awarness is..

[@onenessbe9991]

Somewhere I read Nisargadatta quoted as saying that reading the book "I Am That " from start to finish could be misleading in that it was answers to individuals (as Adya points out ) - hence the apparent contradictions in his directions . Perhaps taking one line and delving into it is beneficial. Dwell in the sense of ones' Self (I Am ) . That Self is everyone and everything , without trying.

[@denlillaekorren]

yes, exactly, i often use it as some sort of meditation, read a line or answer and feel the present awareness

[@benlewis55]

NM also said the book was outdated I just love him.

[@Metacognative]

Read what Nisagadatta says about Awareness - it's neither Consciousness nor Unconsciousness it's that which is aware of both the pair of opposites. The book I am That is not the best book it's early and his later works are much clearer. The individual me-energy is the illusion of bondage. Thinking I am God or I am liberated is the delusion of the individual liberation. Those who say they are liberated are not, those who don't say are.

[@dasjennie11]

I found his teachings too direct at first. It was as if someone was stripping away everything known and dear to you. But somehow I was drawn to it and kept persisting. Curiousity paid off. The magic happened. Everything was as he taught. He tells you how finally even the I am drops. Total surrender to What is. ❤

[@benlewis55]

My experience also.

[@kunalarora6487]

Which book to read

[@alfreddifeo9642]

Gratitude for this, may the power of love, grace, and understanding happen to all asap. ❤☮

[@fractalfarmer]

Tack så mycket för denna video!❤

[@denlillaekorren]

tack själv!❣

[@RoseRoseRose959]

Nisagadatta Maharaj guru is/was Siddharameshwar Maharaj of Inchagiri lineage

[@ultrablue7477]

Nah,,,all marketing

[@mkartmkart6335]

Yes, Nisargadattas writings are the best pointers Ive heard

[@priyamastibhati]

Thanks for discussing I Am That by Shri Nisargadatta. My fav book - read it likely hundreds of times. It is on all my devices as a ready reference. Every time it is fresh and ever new. From wisdom of “nothing” to love of “fullness” - so true independent of space, time, and individual story. The communication the book has is out of this world. Life, Light, Love. Sat Chit Ananda. The only One Reality.

[@priyamastibhati]

Very true.

[@dmtjnani9951]

Jai, Dmt. Jai, Shri Nisargadatta. Aum

[@mattmackane]

“Meditate on the I AM until the I AM is recognised as utterly illusory.” - Nisargadatta Maharaj

[@Lixx-n-Laffs]

Jai Guru Dev

[@jamesthomas1244]

A wonderful gem. Thank you for digging this up and posting it.

[@denlillaekorren]

thank you very much🙏

[@jamesthomas1244]

@@denlillaekorren Do you have the continuation of this one to post?

[@denlillaekorren]

@@jamesthomas1244 no, sorry not, you have to go to the Adyashanti website if you want the rest, it's in the description

[@jamesthomas1244]

@@denlillaekorren Thanks, I'll do that. Adya reflecting on Nisargadatta, I find way cool. Love them both.

[@benlewis55]

@@jamesthomas1244 Oh me too. The best, I am home.

[@lureup9973]

It’s interesting that when one looks into the center of our galaxy, we find a black hole, when you look out from that nothingness you find everything.

[@chitraisenlightened]

the I Am is not primary. the True Self is primary, in nisargadattas teachings....there is a teaching that makes the I Am primary but its not nisargdattas..neville goodard gives a teaching about the I Am as primary..just not nisargadatta..

[@mattmackane]

“Meditate on the I AM until the I AM is recognised as utterly illusory.” - Nisargadatta Maharaj

[@chitraisenlightened]

@@mattmackane people seem to ignore the fact that Sri nisargadatta realized the True Self. If adyashanti is going to teach from I Am That he has to point to the True Self. Does he know what that is

[@clckwrk0rng391]

@@chitraisenlightened… I am (that I am) is an expression of infinite Beingness that is aware of itself. The sense of I is the true Self in all beings…or…all beings are an expression of I, the true Self.

[@chitraisenlightened]

@@clckwrk0rng391 technically the I sense is an illuion accordng to advaita vedant and samkaya phlosophy//

[@ilanshosh]

See "Conversations With God: An Uncommon Dialogue" by Neale Donald Walsch

[@ddnkmurmuur220]

If you’ve been keen on quest of WHO am 👁 N.Maharaj stops you where you are at.Rest outside you are primordial elusions cast on a screen.Without you,nothing is,even deities needs you for acknowledgment coz you are own perceiver of realised cosmos in being’ness.🙏🏿💫Namaste

[@timothyonucki1860]

The Masters like GODNATURE always in all Ways truly hOMe wards See Clearly our souls actual Sincerity potential after Realizing Selfs of selfless serving to uplift from bondage unwise human suffering false ego fantasies Nature's selfs circling all their energy wiles spending in Denying Really after all is said and done.

[@timothyonucki1860]

Yes Awakening Is Our Being ReMembering so we Are Knowingly Freed to Core Respond DANCE Of LIFE Be As Relate With the Bodhisattva WAY

[@bjk7797]

Nisargadatta Maharaj , undoubtedly a spiritual genius and a great saint

[@Koort1008]

He would disagree.

[@larrymans4]

My fav. Quote is to one who asked “it must be imposible to know who and what I am, He replyed “it is Not neccrssy, you only need to know what you are Not, The rest will come on its own”.

[@Koort1008]

Perfect. Knowledge is not necessary. If you know, you do not know. If you do not know, you know.

[@Herenowpresent1]

Jai shree Ram❤🙏🏼

[@chiptowers1]

I would say the book should have stayed on the shelf or even better not purchased it in the first place. Who is this Adyashanti and the rest of these Guru's who all sit around in nappies speaking so called wise words like it's better to do that right up until they die instead of working. For a start his non duality approach beliefs tells me he like many other Guru's and teachers did/do not have clue how the intelligent species initially Formed. Without going into detail, basically you your lineage was initially FORMED ( your I am) not BORN ( your being)and that alone proves your DUALITY as one part of your Duality. Therefore anything spoken or taught by Guru's who do not understand the DUALITY process of how it derived would be teaching false teachings that does not fit with the reality of things. More so, consciousness is not the be all end all of things because consciousness controls nothing and consciousness requires a physical faculty to be a part of and to be implemented as a tool for awareness and recall after stored. This Adyashanti couldn't afford to leave the mess of Bombay so the next best thing was to dream that he is the Universe, he could take a trip without going on a trip. To sound paradoxal and contradictory by a Guru is just a verbal gimmick used to justify whats being said and confuse the listener.

[@amandatrouette8455]

Thank you for posting this video. Such a good one!

[@peterjohnson8935]

Nothing or No Thing.

[@miker2585]

So grateful to hear your thoughts on Maharaj. I was not ready to digest his glorious teaching until only recently. It has cleared up so much of the/my delusion.

[@JonasAnandaKristiansson]

Åh, två guldlärare och ett fint namn på kanalen

[@denlillaekorren]

åh, tack :)

[@chitraisenlightened]

sri nisargadatta realized the True Self by meditating on the I Am..the I Am is not the True Self. *the word THAT means True Self* we do sptirual practice to realize the Supreme Self-- i would love to here a zen buddhist practioner chat about the Orginal Face.

[@chitraisenlightened]

@BeaconofConsciousness-dr4mm someone who’s realized the True Self like nisargadda did knows exactly what ajata is. That’s what papaji is describing

[@mattmackane]

“Meditate on the I AM until the I AM is recognised as utterly illusory.” - Nisargadatta Maharaj

[@simonheathcote4173]

From ego to beingness to non beingness and beyond. Blessed master.

[@JulesInfinite888]

Oh heyullyea

[@malaselvarajah5398]

❤

[@benjaminford1863]

The senseless sorrow of mankind becomes your sole concern.

[@Essenium1]

Ah, the Master is the ultimate reminder of who I AM. Thank you for the reminder.

[@mkartmkart6335]

Hei, Ekorr :)

[@denlillaekorren]

hej hej

[@claudelebel49]

......and between these two my life unfolds .....

[@khidirney]

Earnest ...? yes very important what a lot of aspirants don't realise is that there are qualities of mind, the maturity of mind required to be single minded in this pursuit ? Single pointedness is one a burning desire for freedom is another without these, good luck for it won't work ?

[@larrymans4]

I had the same experience as Adya. Then when I met Adya I had a sudden awareness that his message and gift could not come from words, so I stopped listening and just looked into his eyes for the whole talk and someting unspeakable occurred beyond words. Then I asked him what happened, he said that I experienced a direct Silent Transmision. At that time I was not sure what he ment but I trusted in time it would unfold when I was ready over the next few years, and it Did! The Truth is beyond words. And Nasergadata actually says that in I Am That ! Being willing and honest is all you need .

[@maheshseshadri490]

He was a Man of full of wisdom like Shri Ramana Maharshi. Both of them were humble and honest. You explained very beautifully. 🙏🙏🙏

[@Alsolikethis]

This is part of a series of talks on Nisargadatta Maharaj by Adyashanti which is available for purchase at the Open gate sangha webpage.

[@tarakurma7063]

That should be teach to all humans being

[@jorgefelino]

An illusion

[@petersalmon3908]

It's a shame he couldn't stop his addiction to smoking which caused his throat cancer & death.

[@Rkuuyam]

Physical death is certain. 👻

[@Koort1008]

To whom would that have benefited?

[@claudelebel49]

Very much in accord with the teachings of Robert Adams

[@PhenomenalWorld]

This is such a treasure, my favorite living teacher discussing my favorite dead teacher! Thanks for posting! Please upload any other Adya/Nisargadatta course audio if you've got any ✌️🙏✌️

[@SScherliss]

Adya thank you for putting words to the ineffable . No one has been more helpful to contextualized our experience of opening to the Self both the everything and the nothing flowing as conscious being and the promise of what pervades and calls us to what lies beyond experience beyond being and the knowable.

[@benjaminford1863]

Thanks for the introduction. I will seek to understand who and what this chap is about

[@timothyonucki1860]

Thank you most especially for this sharing Ady

[@martinquinn3382]

Nisargadatta, the Beedhi Baba, should have applided is doctine to his body "Sadhana is a search for what to give up" since he smoked like a chimney and died of throat cancer (not to mention all those who had to breathe his second-hand smoke to listen to him...). But thank you for the interresting video !

[@Koort1008]

Who has a body?

[@benlewis55]

His smoking is irrelevant.

[@johnpienta4200]

What is the course of which Adya speaks? He referred to this as part of a course, at least twice.

[@denlillaekorren]

thanks for your comment, it is in the description

[@johnpienta4200]

​@@denlillaekorren lol. My bad. Thanks so much for sharing this.

[@woutlombaert]

Best course of adya to date, and probably that will ever exist :)

[@VisibletoanyoneonYoutubes]

Wow. I heard his name through another spiritual video, but couldn’t for the life of me decipher how to spell it! The auto generated KZbin captions weren’t any help. And it led me to type “naza sergata” into Google. Nothing came up. Then strangely enough this video pops onto my feed today- I had to do a double take! Thank you, Light for guiding me here. 😊❤ the universe is magical