Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj - an "I Am That" Meditation (5) - Advaita - Vedanta

Selected excerpts and pointers from the text "I Am That" by Maharaj (translated by Maurice Frydman). These have been compiled and intended for deep listening and meditation.
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🙏 Thank You ! Samaneri Jayasara ! Love listening to you and your messages. We also have very bad smoke affecting people’s respiratory systems and we are British Columbia, Canada. I don’t watch any news or information centres but The people around me say that California , Washington State, and Oregon are burning up and the smoke has come to us very heavily by wind. We can’t see 10 feet in front of us. Stay safe everyone. You won’t notice it or bother you much if you stay in the “I Am” and indoors if you can. Now here is where a mask will help you! Love to all! ❤️

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[@SamaneriJayasara]

Glad you are enjoying the recordings. Just to clarify, it is definitely "in action", not "inaction". He is pointing to our action as key to recognising the inherent perfection, and this action is in letting go and being aware, or stabilising in the I am. I can see how you might think it could be "inaction" in some ways, but he is essentially empowering us with this pointing to "action" with our behavour. Here is the link to the book that confirms the quote: www.goodreads.com/quotes/196842-absolute-perfection-is-here-and-now-not-in-some-future

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Love the simplicity & directness of these teachings. Big bows to you for making them known & so accessible. I have a question though about the quote above the part: "The secret is in action" should that not read "inaction" as in no action, Being still ?

[@SamaneriJayasara]

Hi Marcelle, it is "in action" - not "inaction" - although I can understand your point here, especially in relation to stillness. However, Maharaj is saying that freedom comes about through wise 'action' when we continue to abide in the "I am" or sense of presence of simple Beingness. That is the action here is referring to here - but yes, it is action without action - without the sense of doership or an actor who is doing the action. Words always make the practice seem confusing and somewhat contradictory but unfortunately that is the limitations of words and what we have to work with here. Hope that helps clarify.

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Yes, same tradition. I think when one is starting out it's much better to focus on one tradition/practice in order to gain in strength and traction. If you have your mind in too many things it may get confusing and one just hears the contradictions rather than the unity. But it all depends on the development of the practitioner. Once one is stable and has a deeper understanding it's easier to make the connections and not be thrown by the apparent contradictions in words, frameworks, perspectives, etc..as words will always be contradictory. Glad you are enjoying the offerings here. With all good wishes

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Sounds like you need to get some good quality in earphones or headphones (with noise reduction) to listen to these audios as I'm sure this is not the case for most people. I would recommend you don't try to listen to them through your phone or computer without earphones as the sound quality is bound to be low and poor.

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