Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981) is a realized Teacher of Advaita (the teaching of non-duality) from India. The book contains a collection of conversations of Nisargadatta Maharaj, systematized and published by Maurice Friedman, revealing with great power and persuasiveness the nature of true reality. It provides comprehensive answers to questions related to the search on the spiritual path, meeting the needs of all types of seekers. This wonderful book has gone through over 20 reprints in India alone, its 12th reprint was recently published in the USA, and has been translated into many European languages. invariably causing a powerful resonance among those who read it with sincere interest. Nisargadatta Maharaj does not propose any ideology or religion, but only subtly reveals the secret of the True Reality. His message is simple, direct and sublime. “...I do what needs to be done calmly and effortlessly. I don't follow any rules and I don't make my own rules. I flow with Life with faith and without resistance.” “...When you understand that personality is just a shadow of reality, and not reality itself, your irritation and anxiety will disappear. If you agree to be guided from within, your life will become an exciting journey." "...There is no chaos in the world except the chaos created by your mind. It is created by your self, in the sense that at its center is the concept of yourself as a thing; distinct and separate from other things: You are not really a thing and are not separate. You are infinite potentiality, inexhaustible possibility. You exist, therefore anything is possible. The universe is simply a partial manifestation of your unlimited ability to transform.”