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Meditation Quotes by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

18 Meditation quotes by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

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If you’re drawn to the stillness behind everyday chatter, this set of 18 sayings offers a direct line into Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj’s non‑dual perspective. Each line cuts to the heart of awareness, giving you a concise glimpse of his teaching style without any extra frills.

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

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Sadhana is a search for what to give up. Empty yourself completely.

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There is only one meditation - the rigorous refusal to harbor thoughts.

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The first steps in self-acceptance are not at all pleasant, for what one sees is not a happy sight. One needs all…

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You begin by letting thoughts flow and watching them. The very observation slows down the mind till it stops altogether. Once the…

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Whatever you may have to do, watch your mind. Also you must have moments of complete inner peace and quiet, when your…

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When you sit quiet and watch yourself, many things may come to the surface. Do nothing about them, don't react to them.…

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Detach yourself from all that makes your mind restless. Renounce all that disturbs its peace. If you want peace, deserve it. By…

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The primary purpose of meditation is to become conscious of, and familiar with, our inner life. The ultimate purpose is to reach…

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Stop, look, investigate, ask the right questions, come to the right conclusions and have the courage to act on them and see…

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When pain is accepted for what it is, a lesson and a warning, and deeply looked into and heeded, the separation between…

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Learn to live without self concern. For this you must know your own true being as indomitable, fearless and ever victorious. Once…

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We are slaves of what we don't know;of what we know we are masters.Whatever vice or weakness in ourselves we discoverand understand…

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Truth is not a reward for good behaviour, nor a prize for passing some tests. It cannot be brought about. It is…

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Live your life without hurting anybody. Harmlessness is a most powerful form of Yoga and it will take you speedily to your…

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Meditation is a deliberate attempt to pierce into the higher states of consciousness and finally go beyond it. The art of meditation…

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Watch your thoughts as you watch the street traffic. People come and go; you register without response. It may not be easy…

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Pain is physical; suffering is mental. Beyond the mind there is no suffering. Pain is essential for the survival of the body,…

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There is nothing to do, just be. Do nothing. Be. No climbing mountains and sitting in caves. I do not even say "be yourself"…

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Let the dream unroll itself to its very end. You cannot help it. But you can look at the dream as a dream, refuse…

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As long as the mind is there, your body and your world are there. Your world is mind-made, subjective, enclosed within the mind, fragmentary,…

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I ask you what is the taste of your mouth all you can do is to say: it is neither sweet nor bitter, nor…

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It is your restlessness that causes chaos.

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To go beyond the mind, you must be silent and quiet. Peace and silence, silence and peace - this is the way beyond. Stop…

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Absolute perfection is here and now, not in some future, near or far.

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Having never left the house you are looking for the way home

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Once you understand that the false needs time and what needs time is false, you are nearer the Reality, which is timeless, ever in…

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The universe is but a partial manifestation of your limitless capacity to become.

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In reality, time and space exist in you. You do not exist in them.

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Whatever happens, happens to you by you, through you; you are the creator, enjoyer and destroyer of all you perceive.

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Life is love and love is life.

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The real does not die, the unreal never lived.

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