“The ‘I am’ is the root of all suffering and the root of all bliss.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj

I Am That — Talk 150

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“The mind is a passing cloud; the Self is the sky.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj

I Am That — Talk 145

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“The ‘I am’ is the eternal presence behind all appearances.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj

I Am That — Talk 140

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“The Self is not an object of knowledge; it is the knower itself.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj

I Am That — Talk 135

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“The ‘I am’ is the source of all creation and the witness of it.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj

I Am That — Talk 130

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“The mind is the cause of bondage; the Self is freedom itself.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj

I Am That — Talk 125

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“The ‘I am’ is the light that illumines all experience.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj

I Am That — Talk 120

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“The Self is always present, but the mind is absent in deep sleep.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj

I Am That — Talk 115

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“The ‘I am’ is the ocean; thoughts are waves upon it.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj

I Am That — Talk 110

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“The mind is a tool; the Self is the master.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj

I Am That — Talk 105

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“The ‘I am’ is the root of all names and forms.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj

I Am That — Talk 100

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“You are the unborn, the eternal, the infinite.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj

I Am That — Talk 95

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