Guest guest Posted January 17, 2001 Report Share Posted January 17, 2001 Hi, I came across Nisargadatta (not him, his book) in a book store in Santa Monica, California, which was owned and operated by the Adi Da people (then called Da Free John). The bookstore was divided into seven sections reflecting the seven stages of life or understanding, as put forth by Da Free John at the time. The seventh stage texts were those of extreme nonduality and included the Avadhuta Gita and a handful of other scriptures. The sixth stage books included the works of Ramana and others. The seventh stage texts made absolutely no sense to me at the time. It was like reading a foreign language. But the sixth stage texts were like home. I saw this thick bright orange book with the title boldly printed: I Am That. I saw the picture of Nisargadatta. I opened the book and saw another picture of Nisargadatta. All I had read was the title and all I had seen was his picture. I said to myself: 'This is it.' With that I carried the book to the cashier. Soon after reading I Am That, I came to understand the seventh stage texts. By the way, Da Free John's books were kept in a separate section, not part of the seven stages of life. Also they sold a lot of books on conspiracy theory, which were shelved separately from the seven stages, and which probably drew most of their customers. Congratulations on this list, which has been made part of the link below. Jerry Katz http://www.nonduality.com/nisarga.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2001 Report Share Posted January 17, 2001 Hi Jerry, So nice to meet you here. Cheers Sandeep - <umbada <nisargadatta > Wednesday, January 17, 2001 06:27 PM how i met... > Hi, > > I came across Nisargadatta (not him, his book) in a book store in Santa > Monica, California, which was owned and operated by the Adi Da people > (then called Da Free John). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2001 Report Share Posted January 18, 2001 Dear Jerry, Thank you for the link. Nonduality Salon is one of my favorites for being a comprehensive and quality Advaita website. Best regards, Hur Nisargadatta , umbada@n... wrote: > Hi, > > I came across Nisargadatta (not him, his book) in a book store in Santa > Monica, California, which was owned and operated by the Adi Da people > (then called Da Free John). The bookstore was divided into seven > sections reflecting the seven stages of life or understanding, as put > forth by Da Free John at the time. The seventh stage texts were those of > extreme nonduality and included the Avadhuta Gita and a handful of other > scriptures. The sixth stage books included the works of Ramana and > others. The seventh stage texts made absolutely no sense to me at the > time. It was like reading a foreign language. But the sixth stage texts > were like home. > > I saw this thick bright orange book with the title boldly printed: I Am > That. I saw the picture of Nisargadatta. I opened the book and saw > another picture of Nisargadatta. All I had read was the title and all I > had seen was his picture. I said to myself: 'This is it.' With that I > carried the book to the cashier. Soon after reading I Am That, I came to > understand the seventh stage texts. > > By the way, Da Free John's books were kept in a separate section, not > part of the seven stages of life. Also they sold a lot of books on > conspiracy theory, which were shelved separately from the seven stages, > and which probably drew most of their customers. > > Congratulations on this list, which has been made part of the link > below. > > Jerry Katz > http://www.nonduality.com/nisarga.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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