Some Gems from Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
"Wisdom is knowing I am nothing,
Love is knowing I am everything,
and between the two my life moves.”
“What is the root of pain?
Ignorance of self.
What is the root of desire?
The urge to find self.
All creation toils for its self
and will not rest
until it returns to it.”
"As water remains water regardless of the vessels, as light remains itself regardless of the colours it brings out, so does the real remain real regardless of conditions in which it is reflected.”
“It is in the nature of truth or love, cosmic consciousness, to express itself, to affirm itself, to overcome difficulties. Once you’ve understood that the world is love in action, consciousness or love in action, you will look at it quite differently. But first your attitude to suffering must change. Suffering is primarily a call for attention, which itself is a movement of love. More than happiness, love wants growth, the widening and deepening of awareness and consciousness and being. Whatever prevents that becomes a cause of pain, and love does not shirk from pain.”