Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
March 23, 1981
Q: Would Maharaj repeat what was said earlier about that state where there is no phenomenon?
M: Once it is said it is gone. The correct way of listening is to concentrate on the words which reveal your own identity, forget all other things. You arrive at your identity as that state which was prior to words. Words cannot satisfy That.
This consciousness, because of which everything else is, is itself merely the light of That which is, a reflection of That which is. The average person who considers himself a seeker worships the various concepts, not his true being.
Q: Would Maharaj talk some more about the state which was prior to consciousness?
M: What is the point? Anything you can think of that state is only a concept and that concept will last only so long as the consciousness is there. Only the experiencer remains - unsmeared by any experiences - even the experience of remaining.
I am nothing but how dare I talk like this? Because I know none of the experiences remained with me. You will not find anyone so blunt as I. Everyone is concerned with these experiences from birth to death but no one gives any thought to that state before experiencing began. One who has a clear understanding of this consciousness cannot attach any importance to any experience.
Q: I want to give up this identity with the body, I want to find out who I am. How do I go about it?
M: If you do not have the knowledge I AM who is going to seek? You must be, only then can the search begin. Remember the knowledge I AM - that alone pervades everything - be only that, give up the rest.
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