About the Author
A simple man,Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj was a house holder and petty
store keeper in Bombay where he lived and died in 1981 at the age
of 84.He had not been educated formally but came to be respected and
loved for his insights into the crux of human pain and the extraordinary
lucidity of his direct discourse.Hundreds of diverse seekers travelled
the globe and sought him out in his unpretentious home to hear him.To
all of them he gave hope that "beyond the real experience is
not the mind,but the self,the light in which everything appears...the
awareness in which everything happens."
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj did not propound any ideology or religion
but gently unwrapped the mystery of the self.His message is simple,direct
and yet sublime.
Book Description
Ever since it was originally published in 1973 "I AM THAT"
a modern spiritual classic has run into reprint (Paperback and Hardcover
both put together) seventeen times.That is the kind of popularity
the book is enjoying.
I Am That is a legacy from a unique teacher who helps the reader
to a clearer understanding of himself as he comes to Maharaj,the
spiritual teacher, again and again with the age-old questions,"where
am I" "who am I" and "whither am I".The
listeners were never turned away from the humble abode of Maharaj
then and are not turned away now!
