Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj:
Born as Maruti Shivrampant Kambli.
(Bombay, 17 April 1897 – ibid., 8 September 1981).
Spiritual teacher and important representative of Advaita Vedanta, the doctrine of non-duality.
His teachings revolve around the direct realisation of the true Self, which transcends all mental and physical states.
Wisdom is knowing I am nothing, love is knowing I am everything, and between the two my life moves.
We’re forever looking for a different state than the current one that’s happening, and it obscures from us what transcendent of all the states of consciousness.
Only when one ceases striving can one truly experience that which is always present—the transcendental consciousness. Source: Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj. A prominent exponent of Advaita Vedanta, the doctrine of non-duality. His teachings revolve around the direct realization of the true Self, which transcends all mental and physical states.
