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Pradeep Apte - The Nisargadatta Gita

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‘Parabrahman’, only then will it qualify as the

Reality.

228. All yoga and practices come through

the consciousness of ‘I am’, which is

itself an illusion. All happenings in this

illusion are relative and time-bound.

Understanding the knowledge ‘I am’ as the source

of everything is of primary importance. Whatever

activity you may do, whether it is day-to-day work

or yoga or any other practice, all come through the

‘I am’. This ‘I am’ that has appeared on you is an

illusion, is the beginning of time and will end one

day. All activities are based on duality and

duration, hence they are relative and time-bound

and never ever come close to Reality. The

knowledge ‘I am’ is the closest to Reality, so

understand and abide in it.

229. The first step is to go and dwell in

the ‘I am’. From there you go beyond

consciousness and no-consciousness to

the infinite Absolute, which is the

permanent state.

After understanding the ‘I am’, the first step is to

dwell in it. You have to dwell in the ‘I am’ by

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