"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

Monday, December 5, 2011

Nothing More To Lose

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

August 23, 1980.

Suppose a rich man, wearing a lot of expensive ornaments moves in the street, he will be afraid, he will be in danger. But a naked fakir has nothing to lose, so he moves in the streets without fear. 

So, having lost everything, I have nothing further to lose, I can encounter and fit into any situation. So long as you wear a name and form, all these problems will be there. In this spiritual pursuit, you gradually lose your form and as the form is shed off, the name also disappears.

There are many customers to gain and possess something in the name of spiritual knowledge, but nobody is a customer for the real, true Self knowledge.

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