Remembering Nisargadatta Maharaj

[Guest guest]

Harriet: Did you never feel tempted to write about Maharaj yourself?

You seem to have written about all the other teachers you have been

with.

 

David Godman: On one of my early visits Maharaj asked me what work I

did at Ramanasramam. I told him that I looked after the ashram's

library and that I also did some book reviewing for the ashram's

magazine.

 

He gave me a strong look and said, 'Why don't you write about

the teachings?'

 

I remember being a little surprised at the time because at that

point of my life I hadn't written a single word about Ramana Maharshi

or any other teacher. And what is more, I had never felt any interest

or inclination in doing so. Maharaj was the first person to tell me

that this was what I should be doing with my life.

 

http://www.davidgodman.org/interviews/nis4.shtml

 

Remembering Nisargadatta Maharaj by David Godman

 

note from hur: david godman's book " be as you are " was the most

influential book i'd read on advaita and discovered nisargadatta

maharaj later.