I Am That I Am: A Tribute to Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj [Paperback]

Stephen Wolinsky (Author)

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Publication Date: September 1, 2000

This is a powerful companion volume to one of the most important spiritual texts of this generation, I Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj. It both illuminates and elaborates upon the major understandings, confrontations, and contributions of this most remarkable sage. Utilizing his direct personal experience, interactions, commentaries, quotations, and the inquiry procesTs, Dr. Wolinsky transports readers right into the room where they find themselves in the presence of this most extraordinary teacher.

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The founder of Quantum Psychology and author of Trances People Live, Quantum Consciousness, The Dark Side of the Inner Child, and The Tao of Chaos, reveals over 75 of the meditation techniques which are the cornerstone of Quantum Psychology--powerful, effective tools for transforming and mastering negative and limiting patterns of behavior. The book is divided into various types of self-work, with explanations and examples drawn from Dr. Wolinsky's experiences with students, individually and in classes.

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• Paperback: 277 pages
• Publisher: Quantum Institute Inc (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967036259
• ISBN-13: 978-0967036250
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #552,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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45 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Penetrating the Face of the Non-Dualistic Mind, September 13, 2001

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Bhairo5 (Kyoto, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Am That I Am: A Tribute to Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (Paperback)

This is an outstanding introduction to the life and teachings of a pivitol figure in 20th century Advaitic (non-dualistic) thought. It allows those interested in understanding Nisargadatta Maharaja's teachings (presented in numerous available publications) to systematically penetrate his various trains of thought by seminal themes. An added feature is the introduction of practical exercises for those desiring to look into the Reality that Nisargadatta presented to those able to encounter him while still alive, to do so for themselves in a simple and direct manner. Although the overall content of the work is excellent, it is however marred by poor editing (too many glaring typos for a published work); an obnoxious repetition of exercises with little variation, which could of been summarized in one or two chapters; and Stephen Wolinsky's constant insertion of his personal philosophical/psychological ideas -- Quantum Psychology. If the necessary editorial revisions were made and the personal philosophy left out of the book, it would be a gem. Maybe in a second edition?

P.S. For those interested in comparative thought, being thematic in presentation, it allows for many parallells to be drawn between Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Kashmir Shaivism, Zen/Ch'an, Ch'uan Chen Taoism, the Christian Saint Meister Eckhart, and Ramana Maharshi, etc. Nisargadatta was also linked to the tradition of Nath Yogins, a Pan-Indian Tantric movement stemming from the 9th/10th C. that had within its ranks the founders of many Mahasiddha linegages that are present in the Religious Traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, etc., which are still in existence today.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great addition to non-duality teaching !, April 24, 2003

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Zen (sherman oaks, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Am That I Am: A Tribute to Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (Paperback)

Essentially what this book does is break down Nisargadatta Maharaj's teachings into small bite sized fragments and analyze them backwards and forwards. Advaita (non-duality)certainly isn't the easiest thing in the world to understand, add to that some of Nisagadatta's classic hindu and sankrit terminolgies and you can get very confused at times. That's just the nature of studying a Masterpiece like I AM THAT, it's deep and pure advaita right from India. So, Wolinsky's book is a great treasure as a kind of guidebook to I AM THAT. He's probably one of the most qualified americans to discuss the topic of Advaita & Nisagadatta's teachings.
The book has some nice exercises to "play" around with to get the teachings on a more experiential level so that it goes beyond just intellectual analysis.
It's not the easiest book in the world to understand. Not because of any flaw from Wolinsky, just the depth of this can be a bit tricky to grasp at times. Like I am That, this is a book to come back to over and over.BR>It will help bring your understanding of Nisargadatta Maharaj's teachings to a new level.

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not too impressed at all, March 25, 2005

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Ned Kelly (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Am That I Am: A Tribute to Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (Paperback)

I found this book a great disappointment after reading the delightful "Pointers from Nisargadatta Maharaj" by Ramesh Balsekar. I expected it to be a tribute, but is about 80% dialogues from his own Teachings (Wolinski says... or Stephen says ....). And then add the " Quantum Psychology" that the author has developed. It seemed to be to be more a tribute to Wolinski, rather than to the amazing and incredible Nisargatta Maharaj. Buy "Pointers" by Balsekar instead