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

you to this. Presently stabilize in the consciousness. If you don’t do
that, your very concepts will be very dangerous to you – they will
throttle you to death. The knowledge you are, is the very source of
all energy, the source of all Gods, of all types of knowledge. This
is the simplest method, you know you are, just be there.
194
You came here and I talk to you but I am not concerned whether
you come or go. I am totally independent. I, as the Absolute, do
not need the consciousness. Total independence is merely to
apprehend and understand. My apparent dependence is on this
consciousness which says ‘I am’. It is this sentience which enables
me to perceive you. This concept I did not have but even then I
existed. I was there before this consciousness appeared.
195
When did this process of observing start? It started with the arrival
of the waking state, deep sleep state and the knowledge ‘I am’, all
rolled into one ‘I am’. This is known as birth. With the so-called
birth, this triad has come, and with its arrival observation started.
Everyday it is going on. The moment the ‘I amness’ comes it is
being used for experiencing, observing etc. Prior to the happening
of this birth, where was the ‘I amness’? It was not there.
196
You know you are. Because you know you are, everything is
happening. Go to that knowledge ‘I am’. When you understand
what that ‘I amness’ is, then the shell of mystery is broken.