Nisargadatta Maharaj: Clear, Direct, Uncompromising
Nisargadatta Maharaj was an Indian spiritual teacher and, throughout much of the 20th century, one of the world’s best-known proponents and teachers of Advaita Vedānta (aka nondualism). A Mumbai resident, Nisargadatta married young, had children, and lived a simple life as a shopkeeper selling bidis (hand-rolled cigarettes) and other sundry items. Nisargadatta gave satsang (spiritual [...]
Advaita Vedanta: End Point of the Spiritual Journey
Searching for peace, happiness, truth, God, meaning, I spent years exploring a variety of religious, spiritual, metaphysical, and alternative teachings. One by one, however, each failed me due to their various inventor-inspired rites, rituals, teachers, and related orthodoxies. Note here the inventor wasn't the mystic behind those religions. To the contrary, anyone who studies the [...]
-
Nisargadatta Maharaj: Clear, Direct, Uncompromising
Nisargadatta Maharaj was an Indian spiritual teacher and, throughout much of the 20th century, one of the world’s best-known proponents and teachers of Advaita Vedānta (aka nondualism). A Mumbai resident, Nisargadatta married young, had children, and lived a simple life as a shopkeeper selling bidis (hand-rolled cigarettes) and other sundry items. Nisargadatta gave satsang (spiritual [...]
-
Advaita Vedanta: End Point of the Spiritual Journey
Searching for peace, happiness, truth, God, meaning, I spent years exploring a variety of religious, spiritual, metaphysical, and alternative teachings. One by one, however, each failed me due to their various inventor-inspired rites, rituals, teachers, and related orthodoxies. Note here the inventor wasn't the mystic behind those religions. To the contrary, anyone who studies the [...]