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Praise be to Nisargadatta Maharaj, great mystic of Bharat! Outwardly he looked like a common householder and
spoke only his native language, Marathi, but the wisdom of
his spontaneous utterances was the same as the wisdom
found in the Vedas and the Upanishads. He was a shining
example of one who is in the consummate state of Eternal
Awareness. To a sincere seeker—one wanting to meet a living
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talks, Maharaj narrated that that afternoon he was actually witnessing his own death, and that it was a most ecstatic moment. The daily routine of Maharaj for several years now has been simple and regular: dialogues with visitors morning and
afternoon, for about 90 minutes each time, and Bhajans four
times a day, in accordance with his Guru's instructions. Dur-
ing the talks/dialogues, the gathering these days normally
consists of about twenty persons, increasing to perhaps
thirty-five on Sundays and holidays to fill the small area to
capacity. Quite a few are usually foreigners who have come
from long distances, not as tourists but specifically "to get
his darshan" and listen to his talks, because after reading I Am That they could not resist the desire to meet him. Some
of the visitors, both Indians and foreigners, have been per-
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