The complete 'I am' quotes of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Pradeep Apte

452
The primary concept is the ‘I am’, out of it are created all other
concepts. You have come from the primary concept, so long as you
have the need to be, you have this prolific wonderful world and all
the Gods are available. The distinction between the world and
Brahman has come because you want to sustain your beingness,
the ‘I am’, the manifest world is made important by you because
you want to be. Whatever without it (consciousness) is perfect.
Only that is, nothing else. My body is universal, not individualistic.
What is this ‘I am’ business? Understand it and be apart from it,
transcend it. Just be.
453
I don’t discuss Brahman or Maya; I tell you my story which is your
story as well. With Atmajnana (Self-knowledge) the ‘I’
consciousness is not there. Then I don’t worry about God or
illusion. The ‘I am’ is the starting point of both misery and
happiness.
454
Prior to the appearance of form in the womb, food stuffs take the
form ‘I am’ and that appears in nine months. With birth the bodily
functions begin, the child does not know that it is. As the child
begins to identify, the sense of ‘I amness’ takes shape, only then
the mother can teach the misleading headings like body name and
so forth. Prior to the waking or sleep state is the Parabrahman. The
state which gives you knowledge is Brahman.
455
The body falls down but what happened to me? For that principle
for which you get no reply, is perfect, whatever answer you get is