Nisagardatta Maharaj, The Ultimate Guru.

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The more I read and understand about Mysticism, Spirituality and The

Ultimate Reality. And the more I 'advance' in my own spirituality. The more

my respect for Nisagardatta grows.

 

He seems to have covered every question that a seeker might ask. He seems

to know what every seeker will experience as he/she progresses spiritually.

The great thing about Indian mystics is that they did not have to hide

behind double meanings, etc. like the Sufis had to. He expresses in simple

language what Rumi and Hafiz are trying to say. [They had no choice! They

did not want to end up like Mansoor Hallaj.]

 

Check out for yourself his spiritual genius. His extraordinary insights.

 

http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/umbada/index.html

Nisargadatta/messages

 

A few random & shorter of his Gems:

 

Nothing stands in the way of your liberation and it can happen here and now

but for your being more interested in other things. And you cannot fight

with your interests. You must go with them, see through them and watch them

reveal themselves as mere errors of judgement and appreciation. (456)

 

Weak desires can be removed by introspection and meditation, but strong,

deep-rooted ones must be fulfilled and their fruits, sweet or bitter,

tasted. (97)

 

Earnestness, not perfection, is a precondition to self-realization. Virtues

and powers come with realization, not before. (434)

 

It is not what you do, but what you stop doing that matters. (483)

 

Once you realize that all happens by itself (call it destiny, or the will

of God, or mere accident), you remain as witness only, understanding and

enjoying, but not perturbed. You are responsible only for what you can

change. All you can change is only your attitude. There lies your

responsibility. (451)

 

You must find your own way. Unless you find it yourself, it will not be

your own way and will take you nowhere. Earnestly live your truth as you

have found it, act on the little you have understood. It is earnestness

that will take you through, not cleverness - your own or another's. (499)

 

Your first task is to see the sorrow in you and around you; your next, to

long intensely for liberation. The very intensity of longing will guide

you; you need no other guide. (236)

 

Having realized that I am with, and yet beyond the world, I became free

from all desire and fear. I did not reason out that I should be free, I

found myself free, unexpectedly, without the least effort. (269)

 

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With Love,

Cyber Dervish

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