I Am That
I Am That gathers conversations between the Indian teacher Nisargadatta Maharaj and visitors who came to his home in Mumbai with questions about life, death, and the self. Translated and edited by Maurice Frydman, the dialogues present Nisargadatta's teaching in the Advaita, or nondual, tradition, which holds that the true self is pure awareness rather than the body or mind. In short, pointed exchanges he urges seekers to look past their everyday identity and recognize the consciousness in which all experience appears. The book is direct and often blunt, returning again and again to the question of who one really is. First published in English in 1973, it has become one of the most widely read modern works of nondual spirituality and a frequent recommendation among students of Eastern philosophy.
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A collection of dialogues with Indian sage Nisargadatta Maharaj on consciousness, the self, and the nature of reality.
The conversations were translated and edited by Maurice Frydman and first published in English in 1973.
I Am That was written by Nisargadatta Maharaj, published in 1973 by Acorn Press (NC).
I Am That is 550 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, I Am That takes most readers 8 to 12 hours to finish.
I Am That is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.