NDM

 Nisargadatta Maharaj was very different from figures like Neem Karoli Baba. He did not present himself as a miracle-working saint, and in fact often dismissed miracles as distractions from truth.

So here’s the honest starting point:

👉 There is no widely accepted list of “miracles” attributed to him in the traditional sense (like materializing objects, healing, etc.).
👉 His influence is considered philosophical and experiential, not supernatural.

🧠 What

could

be called “miracles” (in a non-supernatural sense)

Followers sometimes use the word “miracle” metaphorically for the inner transformations people experienced around him. Here are 20 such “reported experiences”:

🧘 Inner / Consciousness “Miracles”

1. Instant shifts in awareness

• Visitors reported sudden clarity about the nature of self.

2. Dissolution of ego identity

• Some felt their sense of “I” weaken or disappear.

3. Deep silence of mind

• People described thoughts stopping in his presence.

4. Direct insight into “I Am”

• Central teaching: awareness before identity.

5. Ending of existential fear

• Particularly fear of death.

🔥 Transformational Effects

6. Rapid spiritual progress

• Years of seeking condensed into short encounters.

7. Breaking attachment to body-mind

• Realization that self is not the body.

8. Clarity beyond intellectual understanding

• Insight not dependent on study.

9. Sudden detachment from suffering

• Pain seen differently, less psychologically binding.

10. Stable inner peace

• Not emotional, but existential calm.

🧭 Psychological / Perceptual Changes

11. Loss of personal narrative importance

• Past and future lose grip.

12. Heightened awareness of present moment

• Strong sense of “now.”

13. Collapse of duality (subject–object split)

• Non-dual perception glimpsed.

14. Reduced fear and anxiety

• Especially about identity and purpose.

15. Increased compassion naturally arising

• Without moral forcing.

📿 Subtle / Devotional Reports (less emphasized)

16. Feeling his presence after leaving

• Some devotees reported ongoing inner guidance.

17. Dreams or inner dialogues

• Personal, subjective experiences.

18. Sense of being “seen completely”

• Psychological transparency.

19. Words having unusually deep impact

• Simple statements causing profound shifts.

20. Lifelong transformation after brief meeting

• Encounters remembered as turning points.

📚 His Actual Position on Miracles

In texts like I Am That, he repeatedly emphasized:

• Miracles are irrelevant to truth
• Seeking powers = ego trap
• True “miracle” = realizing your real nature

He would likely reject the whole list above.

⚖️ Key Difference

Saint	Type of “Miracles”
Neem Karoli Baba	External, supernatural stories
Nisargadatta Maharaj	Internal, consciousness-based transformation

⚡ Bottom line

If Neem Karoli Baba represents:
👉 Devotional + miracle tradition

Then Nisargadatta represents:
👉 Radical non-dual inquiry (Advaita)

Where the only “miracle” is:

realizing what you are, beyond mind and identity

If you want, I can go deeper into  his core teaching explained simply or compare him with Ramana Maharshi.