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

139
The sense of ‘I am’ is always there; only when it identifies with the
body it is called the ego.
140
The message ‘I am’ does not have any form, design, or color. So
long as ‘I am’ is, this experience of manifestation is, once that ‘I
amness’ disappears there is no experience. Once this message ‘I
am’ appears in insect, animal, or human being, immediately the
manifestation occurs with that beingness. Inside and outside is full
of manifestation. These talks are not for general consumption, or
the masses.
141
The message ‘I am’ has no form, it is only a food container. It is
there, it has meaning, you cannot perceive it, observe it. The
message ‘I am’ is time-bound. The principle to which ‘I am’ refers
is beyond time, timeless, eternal.
142
The knowledge ‘I am’ is the same, whether it is an insect, worm,
human being or an avatar (being of the highest order); the basic
consciousness is the same in all of these.
143
There is no reason why this consciousness came about, but once it
comes about, it cannot stand still, consciousness is the same as
movement. That movement takes place through the three gunas,
which are inherent in this knowledge ‘I am’. All movement takes