"The very first step in understanding what this is all about is giving up the concept of an active, volitional 'I' as a separate entity and accepting the passive role of perceiving and functioning as a process." - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Spritual Experiences

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj:

(A visitor was sure her search had finally ended at Maharaj's Feet. Apparently she had a few experiences which other Gurus had probably certified as proof of her spiritual 'progress'. She began narrating these experiences to Maharaj in great detail.)

Tell me, who had these experiences? Who felt pleased by these experiences? In the absence of what would these experiences have not arisen at all? Exactly where do you figure in these experiences? Over this fairly long period of spiritual training, what is the identity you have been able to discover as you? Please do not feel for a moment that I intend to insult you, but you really must get clear answers before you can decide whether you are proceeding along the right lines.

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