Meaning and Pronunciation ~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Sunday, 23 November 2014

Meaning and Pronunciation

The Meaning:
"Nisarga" means 'nature'¹ or 'innate, inborn'² or 'natural-state'³
"Datta" means 'given'.⁴ Example : "Dattatreya"⁵

"Nisargadatta" means 'Natural-State-Given' or 'Given by the Natural-State'
or 'A gift by that Primordial-State'. "Maharaj" means 'Great King'.

1. Sanskrit Dictionary
2. Glossary of 'I am That'
3. Glossary of 'Prior to Consciousness'
4. Sanskrit Dictionary
5. Wikipedia-Dattatreya

Pronunciation:
Ni-sar-ga-da-tta
Ma-ha-raj

Listen to the two audio examples below

By Manmohan Sethumadhavan | 11:47 am | About | 3 comments

3 comments:

Unknown said...: The greatest Teacher.; 20 December 2015 at 06:47
Unknown said...: I Am. Not this. Not that. No-thing.; 20 December 2015 at 06:48
Unknown said...: My Sadguru... Koti koti Pranam; 20 February 2019 at 11:52

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About Nisargadatta Maharaj

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj was an Indian spiritual teacher and philosopher of Advaita (Nondualism), and a Guru, belonging to the Navnath Sampradaya. Sri Nisargadatta, with his direct and minimalistic explanation of non-dualism, is considered the most famous teacher of Advaita since Ramana Maharshi. In 1973, the publication of his most famous and widely-translated book, "I AM THAT", an English translation of his talks in Marathi by Maurice Frydman, brought him worldwide recognition and followers.

According to Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, the purpose of spirituality is simply to know who you are. His discussions are not for academic scholars. He is a rebellious spirit, abrupt in his style of discussion, provocative, and immensely profound, cutting to the core and wasting little effort on inessentials. He talked about the 'direct way' of knowing the Final Reality, in which one becomes aware of one's original nature through mental discrimination, breaking the mind's false identification with the ego, knowing that "You are already That".

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Sunday, 23 November 2014