The Atman Project

I Am That is a collection of dialogues between Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and seekers from around the world, recorded in Bombay in the early 1970s.

Through uncompromising clarity, Maharaj points every question back to its source: the awareness that knows experience.

He dismantles identification with the body, the mind, and even spiritual concepts, revealing the timeless reality behind them — the pure “I Am” that precedes thought and form.
The transmission is not conceptual but vibrational.

Each exchange functions as a mirror, reflecting the reader back into stillness.

It is not a philosophy to believe, but a fire to burn all beliefs.

This spiritually significant work is a profound series of dialogues between one of the great sages of our time and his inquirers. These "Talks" offer a genuinely universal approach to Truth, by directly pointing to the certainty of our essential nature. By applying even a few of these passages to our life, we can become aware of the ever-present, abiding Reality.Through the wise words of this beloved sage, we are clearly and consistently shown how to reclaim our innate Freedom--simply by looking in the right place and discovering what has always been present. A fundamental shift of attention is all that is required. By approaching these dialogues in the spirit of inquiry, one has the opportunity to awaken to a greater Reality: that of our own Being, our true Self.