338 Quotes by Nisargadatta Maharaj

There is nothing wrong with duality as long as it does not create conflict. Multiplicity and variety without strife is joy. In pure consciousness there is light. For warmth, contact is needed. Above the unity of being is the union of love. Love is the purpose of duality.

When effort is needed, effort will appear. When effortlessness becomes essential, it will assert itself. You need not push life about. Just flow with it and give yourself completely to the task of the present moment...

Whatever state I am in, I see it as a state of mind to be accepted as it is.

In reality, nothing happens. Onto the screen of the mind, destiny forever projects its pictures, memories of former projections, and thus illusion constantly renews itself. The pictures come and go – light intercepted by ignorance. See the light and disregard the picture.

All depends on you. It is by your consent that the world exists. Withdraw your belief in its reality and it will dissolve like a dream. Time can bring down mountains; much more you, who are the timeless source of time. For without memory and expectation there can be no time.

In my world, nothing ever goes wrong.

You are not the mind. If you know you are not the mind, then what difference does it make if it’s busy or quiet? You are not the mind.

Awareness is ever there. It need not be realized. Open the shutter of the mind, and it will be flooded with light.

Would people know that nothing can happen unless the entire universe makes it happen, they would achieve much more with less expenditure of energy.