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

theAbsolute), the world is all a spectacle, the Jnani is apart from
the knowledge ‘ I am’.
470
You are ‘That’ only, prior to them (concepts and memory) is the ‘I
am’, further still when you recede, is the Absolute. But most
people die with memory and concepts. Who understands that
memory is not operating today? It’s the knowledge ‘I am’.
Surrender to the beingness, from it all movement happens; go to
the source of the movement which is the beingness. Hammer it into
yourself that your own beingness is the parent of the entire
manifestation. Beingness will help you in abiding in itself,
beingness is observed by the Ultimate (the Absolute) that has no
senses, no eyes, but witnessing just happens. I am introducing you
to your own beingness, the first stage is to meditate on the
beingness, abide in it.
471
With whatever concepts you hold on you go to a Guru, if he is a
Jnani he gets rid of all your concepts. But what is the main concept
on which all depends? It’s the ‘I am’, the ‘I am’ is itself a concept.
It is a basic source from which all other concepts flow. Getting a
firm conviction about yourself is to become a Sadguru (the one
beyond the ‘I am’).Whatever is termed as Parabrahman – the
Absolute – is your true Self.
472
Whatever you presently know is false, if the ‘I am’ is there,
Ishwara is there. The ‘I am’ is Ishwara’s soul and Ishwara is my
soul, both exist together. Ishwara is without limits, I am also like
that, like Ishwara, penniless. Now, just forget everything and find
out how will you be on a permanent basis? All this talk of God and