The Wisdom-Teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj: A Visual Journey [Paperback]

Matthew Greenblatt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2003

This book is a compilation of unpublished talks with the contemporary Indian sage, Nisargadatta Maharaj. Recorded in the late 1970s and early 1980s, it represents some of the fundamental teachings of this important sage. All of the sayings point the reader back to the truth of one's true nature--one of undying peace and happiness. Many contemporary teachers, such as Lama Surya Das, Wayne Dyer, and Jack Kornfield, draw on the words of Nisargadatta for inspiration and clarification. These wisdom-teachings are combined with photos of Maharaj and some of the locations he lived in in Bombay and the surrounding area. This book is a spiritual journey back to the source of true and abiding peace and happiness. Nisargadatta Maharaj was a simple family man, and owner of a cigarette shop. The beauty of his teachings lie in their remarkable clarity and wisdom, which is borne of the highest realization and spiritual understanding.

Editorial Reviews

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A common man who had a most uncommon insight. -- Yoga Journal

A true advaita master. -- Wes Niskar, editor, Inquiring Mind

One of the great minds of this or any other century. -- Lawrence Shainberg, author, Ambivalent Zen

About the Author

Matthew Greenblatt Matthew Greenblatt is the editor of Inner Directions Journal. Nisargadatta Maharaj Nisargadatta Maharaj's life was a wonderful example of a modern-day Indian sage, who lived the simple life of a shopkeeper and family man, yet taught from the highest perspective of non-dual realization. Maharaj's books and teachings are very popular among Western seekers because of their great clarity and direct approach to spiritual awakening. Maharaj always spoke from direct spiritual experience, hammering away at the concepts that keep us from understanding what Truth and Freedom really are.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: Inner Directions (April 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878019201
• ISBN-13: 978-1878019202
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, June 25, 2003

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This review is from: The Wisdom-Teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj: A Visual Journey (Paperback)

This book is a collection of photographs of Nisargadatta and his surroundings, along with quotations of his from a previously unpublished dialogue. It is the same format as The Essential Teachings of Ramana Maharshi, also published by Inner Directions. The "bite-size" presentation of Nisargadatta's teachings works very well. His dialogues published in other books are powerful, but it is good also to have this condensed form. It can give the mind more of a jolt to have just a brief sentence or phrase to chew on. The pictures are not quite as moving for me as the ones of Ramana in the book previously mentioned, but they definitely do add to the experience of encountering this man and his teachings. I recommend it highly.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE WISDOM TEACHINGS OF NISARGADATTA MAHARAJ, November 24, 2005

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Roy Whenary (Totnes, Devon, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wisdom-Teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj: A Visual Journey (Paperback)

This is a beautiful book to open at random. Each and every page is a true delight. The stunning photographs and carefully chosen aphorisms are an inspiration for anyone interested in exploring the true nature of reality. A couple of random examples: "Whatever you take yourself to be will come to an end" and "Continuously hold on to what you are and not to what you know". The book is full of such mind-liberating sayings. The fact that they are brief extracts, rather than whole paragraphs, makes them particularly powerful - as the mind has little to grasp onto. The sayings are so direct and clear that they are beyond the need to be explained by intellectual means.
Needless to say, this book is highly recommended!
Roy Whenary (author of 'The Texture Of Being')

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Wisdom Teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj:A Visual Journe, July 14, 2003

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John C. Seniff "Pure Sound" (St. Augustine, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wisdom-Teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj: A Visual Journey (Paperback)

A beautifully put together book! I pick it up almost everyday to read and savor it. Combined with pictures and quick bits of his teachings, you can sense his message on an almost more physical level than just up in your head.