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I received the following letter:
Please consider adding the following link to your website. It
has been over 4 years now that we have been waiting for this
book. Regards,
www.sadguru.us/NisargadattaIntro.htm
David Moe
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Today's Highlights presents material from the above link. It
is Nisargadatta's introduction to his Master's book.
--Jerry
Nisargadatta Maharaj writes about his Guru
http://www.sadguru.us/NisargadattaIntro.htm
This selection is the "Introduction" to the upcoming
new Siddharameshwar Maharaj book that was written by Nisargadatta
Maharaj.
Dedicated disciples of Nisargadatta Maharaj and Ranjit Maharaj
in Mumbai are very pleased to announce that the English
translation of the two volume book published in Marathi language
by Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj in 1961-62 timeframe has now been
completed, and is undergoing final edits and proofing. The book
should be published in English for general distribution sometime
this year (2005) and will be available for sale on the www.sadguru.us and www.sadguru.com websites.
Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj and Shri
Ranjit Maharaj
We are honored to be able to present Shri Nisargadatta
Maharaj's introduction to Volume 1 of "Adhyatmadnyanacha
Yogeshwar," which roughly translates to "The Spiritual
Science of Self Knowledge and God-Union." This text has huge
implications for the spiritual upliftment of mankind.
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Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj writes:
These are discourses, the words being those of my Master. I
cannot explain His words and therefore I keep quiet about that.
When ego, the me, becomes silent, "Soham,"
automatically starts functioning. Soham is endless, limitless,
measureless and is the messenger of Truth, who is self-evident.
The message and the messenger are not separate in Him. This
messenger is himself the joy which is the enjoyment of the
endless. The description of the enjoyment of the Self is called
discourse in this world, which is really a commentary.
The voice of the Master is also called the Divine Word. The
speech, the utterances, are the word, the sentences, and the
sayings. The sky is the space, and space is the vast expanse of
speech, which is the word. Word is the natural quality of the sky
as is well-known from the days of Vedas.
First there is vibration in the space that is sky and there is
first the sound and then the words appear, the words which then
become the base of the subsistence of all creatures and things.
The sky is the ocean of words of the measureless. That ocean
sings in praise to the immeasurable. The purpose of singing in
praise of anything is to shed all bad qualities. This divine
speech is doing the work of discarding the duality, or sense of
separateness from the essential unity of existence, through the
medium of the mouth of the Sadguru. At the very moment and in the
very place where all reverence towards the Master arises in our
heart, the separateness disappears like an insignificant weevil.
But alas! Such things rarely happen!
It is seldom, that one among billions of people comes to the
Realization that the Master, is Truth itself, Parabrahman, The
Ultimate Reality incarnate. When the teaching of the Master is
dear to one, totally acceptable to one, then one understands that
the feet of the Master are the source of the spontaneous
experience of the divine self within, which directs and preforms
all the actions and functions of the body, when he holds fast to
the feet of the Master within his heart without a speck of doubt,
then unfailingly the stream of the benediction and the bliss of
the revered Master flow very naturally from within, which is the
movement of the very life of all.
Where a complete trust in the "Divine Feet of the
Master" is active, there the grace of the bliss of the
Master comes to reside in the nature of Spiritual Joy, called
"Pralhad". Then the non-duality, without the blemish of
the separateness of "You" and "I" in
consciousness flows unhindered. There is no satisfaction other
than the Grace of the Master, which is total Self-bliss, solid
and impenetrable.
At the time when the Master (Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj) was
giving his discourses, the writer of this preface was a fresh
entrant of the path and was but a novice. The only acquaintance
was that he was introduced to Maharaj and had the opportunity to
see Him. The work of listening to the discourses of Maharaj and
taking them down in broken sentences was being done by the
writer.
He was not even knowing whether what he wrote down was correct
or not, but the capacity to take down all that he heard was
growing, and it can be said that almost all that was heard has
been noted in His presence. There were other co-disciples who
were learned and had the opportunity of being in the company of
(S.M.) Maharaj for many years. They were also taking down the
teachings of Maharaj. There are many discourses of Maharaj
written by them, in their possession. Even then the writer of
this preface has not compared his notings with those of others,
to verify their accuracy. The writings are as they were heard and
written down.
It is now 25 years since Maharaj (Siddharameshwar Maharaj) has
left his physical body. During the last two or three years, the
writings were read out and correctly re-written. It was intended
to publish them but the efforts made for it were not so far
successful; but today, on the 25th death anniversary of Shri
Siddharameshwar Maharaj, this is becoming possible by the good
grace of auspicious time. My senior co-disciples who are great
and spiritually well experienced, will also publish the lectures
of the Teacher, which are in their possession.
I say from my conviction of Self-Knowledge that such a Master,
and such teachings, are very rare in this world. I say this out
of my faith in the wisdom of our Teacher and my own
self-confidence. These words are expressions of my faith. As is
one’s achievement, so is his experience, so is his
contentment, and his peace, and so is his satisfaction. All this
is the result of one’s loyalty. Since my acquaintance with
my senior co-disciples, I have always been humble before them and
I pray to my Teacher that I will continue to be so humble before
them in future also.
The reason why I have total reverance for my senior
co-disciples is that they somehow managed to keep our Master in
The cosmos which is the universal spirit and form, abides in
Him, it takes refuge in Him and the senior co-disciples were able
to have intimate relationship with Him and thereby they were
saved and became liberators for others. That was and is the
imperishable power of the glimpse of the Master and His
teachings. Even those who are simple souls without much learning,
are purified by having seen only once, the great Master, who is
the ocean of light and merit, the embodiment of Knowledge, the
knower of science and ocean of wisdom.
The sayings and discourses of such a Great Master form the
contents of this book. Those who will read them again and again,
learn by heart, and deeply think upon the truthful meaning of the
Teachings, will become the meaning incarnate, and themselves will
be full of the meaning of the Self.
I am putting these words before you as a preface to this book.
Every sentence in this book has the potency of giving you the
fruit of Self-Realization. One who will read regularly and ponder
over the discourses, will himself become the channel for the
_expression of the inherent spirit of these words. The heavenly
records contain the imprints of all the Saints and the bevy of
Godmen, their projected schemes, their utterings, their meanings
and the very Life within.
The realized ones speak truly from the fountain of their own
experience and there is great conviction in their speech. Their
speech has the capacity to discard the ignorance of the ego, and
every line in this book will eradicate the reader’s
ignorance about his "True Self" and bring forth the
True Nature of his Being.
Signed - Nisargadatta
Ashwin Vadya 11, 1883.
Nisargadatta Ashram, Vanamali Bhuvan,
Khetwadi,
Preface to the book of Discourses of Shri Sadguru
Siddharameshwar Maharaj
All Materials Copyright Ó 2005 Shri Sadguru Siddharameshwar
Maharaj Adhyatma Kendra