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

531
That you exist (as a personality, the feeling or consciousness of ‘I
am’) is an illusion, therefore whatever is seen through this illusion
cannot be real. All of what I am saying – this whole discussion is
illusion, beyond that you must proceed yourself.
532
You cannot transcend activity until you return to the Source. That
you exist (in the ‘I am’ sense) is the illusion, its nature is to divide
and appear as many. When the feeling ‘I am’ arises you attach
reality to the objective world, which is constantly undergoing
transformation and change. I know that it is ‘Maya’ (‘whatever is
not’).
533
When Krishna says, ‘I remember all my past births’, he means that
he remembers ‘I am’ which is the fundamental feeling behind all
births. There is no ‘I am such and such’.
534
From consciousness alone we are directed to act. Consciousness
appears on Awareness and acts. Awareness does not act, it is the
pure witness. The consciousness of you, or Pure consciousness, is
the ‘Ishwara’ or God or ‘I am’ state i.e., Universal consciousness.
This is not personal consciousness. The whole world is created by
the consciousness. When this consciousness is limited to an
individual, it becomes the ego, intellect, mind or ‘Jiva’.