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

535
The ‘I am’ state has great potency, and from this the manifestation
of the universe has taken place. After the ‘I am’ merges in the Pure
Awareness, the entire universe vanishes as though it had never
existed. The first step is to go to this ‘I am’ state, remain there and
then merge and go beyond. Try to sustain this ‘I am’ state, stay
unconcerned by thoughts of both good and bad.
536
There are millions of visions and experiences present in the seed of
the ‘I am’, but being aloof and unconcerned about them is the key
go beyond. The most relaxed state is this ‘I am’ state – free from
all fear and anxiety. The ‘Om’ is consciousness or ‘I am’ itself.
537
One must be in the ‘I am’ continuously and effortlessly with the
idea- ‘I am not the body’. All unhappiness is caused by claiming
‘doership’ of actions, do not claim ‘doership’ and unhappiness will
vanish. Even the ‘I am’ is a mirage, time-bound and would
disappear.
538
‘Sat-Guru’ is your true Self. The ‘I am’ is the ‘Guru’ or
consciousness in a body. This ‘I am’ is witnessed by the Self in
you or the ‘Sat-Guru’ which is un-manifest. The ‘Guru’ is the
manifested consciousness.