Pradeep Apte - The Nisargadatta Gita

understanding grows and it realizes its falsehood,
it disappears. This done, there is nothing more left
to do, you are then in Eternity.
178. The knowledge ‘I am’ is God, if
presently you are unable to understand it
then just worship it.
Despite all efforts, even after an enormous amount
of study you are still unable to understand the ‘I
am’. What to do? Don’t get disheartened, the Guru
says there is a way out; to begin with realize that
the ‘Jnana Marga’ (path of knowledge) is not for
you. This realized, you must now resort to the
‘Bhakti Marga’ (the path of worship). And, what is
to be worshipped? It is the knowledge ‘I am’,
which is the God in you. Remember, both paths are
complementary, knowledge leads to worship and
worship leads to knowledge. It is only a question of
individual disposition as to what suits you, but
either way you will make it.
179. If you like, take the ‘I am’ as your
‘prarabdha’ (destiny), become one with
it, then you can transcend it.
Your destiny worries you; will I be successful in
life? Will I become this or that? Will I have a