Adyashanti on the Teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj

Nisargadatta Maharaj was one of the towering modern-day figures of nonduality. His book, I AM THAT, has become a beloved spiritual classic of the direct path to spiritual awakening. In this first session in a four-part audio course, Adyashanti leads a transformational inquiry into the core teachings of this illumined sage, and clarifies how to apply them in the most direct and efficient way possible, not only in terms of spiritual practice, but also how they relate to everyday life.

Audio excerpted with permission from Adyashanti's 2014 Audio Course, I Am That – Exploring the Teachings of Nisargardatta, available for purchase here: https://adyashanti.opengatesangha.org...

Adyashanti (whose name means “primordial peace”) is an American-born spiritual teacher who has been teaching for 26 years. He is the author of eleven books. Born Stephen Gray in 1962 in Cupertino, California, Adyashanti grew up as an athlete and competitive bicycle racer. At age 19, he became interested in enlightenment, began to meditate, and became fully absorbed in a quest for ultimate truth. . . .

THEMES OF EXPLORATION:

Topics:

Who Was Nisargadatta?
The Beauty of Nisargadatta's Teaching Approach
Nisargadatta's Direct Single-Pointedness
Dwelling in the Sense of "I Am"
Refocusing the Spiritual Search to What to Give Up
Getting to the Root of Consciousness
The Deep Affinity for All Existence
Caller #1: Sensing the Essence of External Form
Caller #2: Face Fear Directly
Caller #3: Focus on Pure Perceiving vs. the Perceived
Caller #4: The Courage to Flow into the World
Caller #5: The Body as a Portal to Self-Realization
Caller #6: Earnestness vs. Enthusiasm

Quotes:

"The entire core of Nisargadatta's teaching is his relentless return to 'Dwell in the sense of I Am.'"

"He had a very intense and fierce one-pointedness on self-realization,
and yet it would be misunderstanding his teaching to think that he didn't care.
He speaks quite eloquently about love. That is the fruition of a deep and abiding realization."

"He would say over and over that the I Am, the fact that you exist,
is the one thing that you can know for certain in this life.
Even if you deny your existence, you have to be in order to deny it."

"When you go to the root of your sense of yourself, it opens to universal consciousness."

"Earnestness isn't a kind of energy like, 'Okay, I'm ready to storm the gates of heaven and start meditating five hours a day.'
Earnestness is different from enthusiasm. What Nisargadatta is talking about has to do with what we love and what we cherish."

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