(…) All you need is to get rid of the tendency to define yo… - Nisargadatta Maharaj

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(…) All you need is to get rid of the tendency to define yourself. All definitions apply to your body only and its expressions. Once this obsession with the body goes, you will revert to your natural state, spontaneously and effortlessly. (…)

Nisargadatta Maharaj

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About Nisargadatta Maharaj

Nisargadatta Maharaj (17 April 1897 – 8 September 1981) was a spiritual teacher of nonduality, who lived and taught in Bombay, India. He was very much admired for his direct and informal teaching. He is most famous for the work I Am That.

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Alternative Names: Maruti Shivrampant Kambli

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(...) Anything that implies a continuity, a sequence, a passing from stage to stage cannot be real. There is no progress in reality; it is final, perfect, unrelated.

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(…) All you need is to get rid of the tendency to define yourself. All definitions apply to your body only and its expressions. Once this obsession w… - Nisargadatta Maharaj

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