You Are The Absolute

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

V: I get  a glimpse of your state, as to what you are - intellectually, that is. But in my daily life, I am so much under stress - my wife thinks this way, somebody else thinks that way - I am always under tension. So how to get rid of this?

M: I am telling you a simple thing. Get rid of the notion that you are this corpse. The body is dead always, the body is inert. It is alive only by means of your I AM-ness You are not the body. Hold on to this concept very firmly, and then whatever happens, it is not yours.

Somebody is itching to ask questions. [laughter]

V: There is quite a big gap between that state and my present state. There is a considerable time gap; I have to do sadhana, purify myself and all that. How can I manage to do all these religious and worldly duties in my busy life?

M: You have recourse to naturopathy; with that not only will you do good to yourself but also to the society. Do all the social work, and you will enjoy lots of merit. As to me, I am fed up with this entire waking state and sleep state. Without these two states, I was in the perfect, peaceful state. Did you ever hear the words "sorrow" and "misery" in the absence of deep sleep and waking states? The knowledge I AM is the product of interaction within the five-elemental state. You are not that! You, as the Absolute, are not the knowledge I AM.