Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
October 2, 1980.
Q. I want to give up this ego, but I don't know how.
What is the measurement and the color of this ego that you want to give up? What have you understood about this ego?
Q. It is a false conviction of the mind.
It is a pinch in my fingers, this "I Amness", but all the scriptures, the sixteen sastras, eighteen puranas and four vedas have been screaming and shouting, trying to describe this brahman. All those praises are only for that tiny little pinch "I Am". The moment you start making a design of that tiny "I Amness" you are getting into deep waters.
This incense holder is silver, you have the knowledge that it is silver. What is the shape, color, or design of that knowledge? If all knowledge is formless, could there be form, design or color to the knowledge "I am"? Could it be subjected to sin or merit?
In this timeless ether the touch of "I Amness" is not there.
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