Consciousness and the Absolute: The Final Talks of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Paperback – Import, 1 December 1994

If you are embarking spiritual path and discovering yourself beyond your body kindly read this book

Amazing

Infinite wisdom! Immortal words of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaja.

must for those who wants to imbibe non duality.

This book is must read for the one who is in pursuit of spirituality.

Personal

Very informative

Just the right medicines for the sincere seeker

Must read for all sincere spiritual seekers

A very short and concise review. After a long journey this is the BOOK that enabled me to stabilize in Reality!!! A Simple and Profound conversation with an Enlightened One. It makes you more than a disciple... it Blesses you with ENLIGHTENMENT ITSELF!!! It is the GREATEST BOOK you will ever have the Privilege to become one with!!! CONSCIOUSNESS is the Word to describe the One Life that is appearing as everything in existence. The great FALL is to believe you are a separate individual doing things yourself. This disconnects you from Grace and The One Life and causes the helpless state of an individual. It takes Great effort to regain what has been Lost! This BOOK IS THE ONE LIFE GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO REGAIN YOUR SANITY AND REALITY!!!! Reenter the Universe of Synchronicity and Infinite Coordination!!! This is NOW!!!!! I AM THAT!!!!!

'Because you have assumed something as "I Am", which actually you are not, that is why you are afraid. Suppose you find a diamond ring on the road and you pocket it. Since it is not yours, a fear overcomes you. When you put on an identity that is not yours, you are afraid. When you are the pure "I Amness" only, there is no fear. Presently you are this "I Am", but this "I Am is not the truth. Whatever you are prior to the appearance of "I Am", that is your true nature.'If you like this quote by Sri Nisargadatta, buy this book.

Do not let size of this tiny 114 page fool you! It is a Powerhouse of Truth. Although Maharaj continued teaching until the time he made made his Mahasamadhi and dropping the body, these are his last recorded teachings in book form and edited by his devoted disciple, Jean Dunn.From May 1, 1980 to June 30,1981, Sri Nisargadatta gave some of his most potent teachings driving the point home we are the Absolute, not the I Am Consciousness nor the "food body" as he referred to the mindbody apparatus. These teachings were meant for those students that had done their "homework".He no longer had any patience for casual seekers. Had I not read and absorbed his masterpiece, "I AM THAT" and in turn been absorbed by THAT, I do not feel this book would have had the impact it did. The Truth in this small book can tear apart any concept you may have ever entertained about "reality" or yourself. In the absence of concepts and body identification what is left? The importance of becoming fully stablized in one's I AM Consciousness or "I AM-ness" can not be overstated. It must be fully absorbed through deep abidance before it can be transcended and the Ultimate Reality, the Absolute, be fully known free of identification with either the mindbody organism or the I AM awareness arising out of the "food body". At this point subject and object fully merge into One and there remains simply radical Subjectivity. No self, No mind, No thing. Consciousness without an object beyond the beyond. This is the Essence of Maharaj's teaching. As a pointer to that Supreme Reality beyond words, beyond thoughts, beyond Form, it is unsurpassed. Truly a Transmission of Maharaj's Grace and Awakened Mind! OM Namah Shivaya!

This is, in my view, the best book of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj. He burns away all wrong opinions one could ever have about any spiritual subject. Seekers from all over the world visited him, probably well prepared. But Nisargadatta always answered differently than the mind could imagine. With some luck our intellect stands still and a big question mark pops up, caused by the radical statements of S.N.M. The resulting gap creates space for true self realization. »Even consciousness will pass away.« To my knowledge only the German spiritual teacher Dirk Hessel reaches a comparable depth in his new book "Awaken to Life". His work also is absolutely recommendable because he's not afraid to go even further than other (good) living teachers like Jeff Foster or Eckhart Tolle. The world needs more spiritual clarity and apart from great Maharaj, I'm sure we will read and hear much more from Hessel in the future.