Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
February 27, 1981
M: I am neither a Guru nor a disciple. This is all the play of the five elements. Body is just a biological development, a vegetation growth, and we take pride in it, asserting that I AM somebody. But this is a natural growth, just like plants.
Q: Is the experiencer eternal?
M: If the experiencer had been eternal he would have not made enquiries, asking what is this, what is that. Had he been eternal he would already have had all the knowledge of this objective world.
Q: How can we find the way that is meant for us?
M: If your urge to realize the Self is very intense, your urge and the consciousness will direct you in the correct course.
Q: Sometimes when I understand, something happens to me. I either get tense or I begin shaking in my head or neck and sometimes there are noises going on in my head. I don't understand it. Should I ignore it or what?
M: Just ignore it. Those are good signs.
Q: Physical sickness is there sometimes.
M: It is not sickness, it is the expression of the five elemental body.
Q: Can one realize through nama-mantra?
M: So many sages have developed into the highest state only through nama-mantra. Whatever you recite should merge into you, prior to mind.
Q: Some people tell about Gurus giving power and energy.
M: It is possible. I have deliberated only on my Self.
Q: Trances, visions, samadhi - did Maharaj go through all those experiences?
M: Any number of them. I did not take delivery of all those experiences.
Q: Why do some people go through it and others don't?
M: The design of each seeker is different. According to the seeker's quality, he will encounter experiences. There have been so many Self-realized Sages but each one's experience has been different because the qualities have been different. The experiences of Rama and Krishna were different. Any jnani discards the experiences; he does not get associated with them. He does not hang onto them or try to invoke them again.
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