I am reminded often, in my own mind, of the story of how Nisargadatta found his teacher, the guy said to him something to the effect of, "Just stay with the feeling 'I am' and it will take you home," then he promptly dropped dead, without providing Nisargadatta with any follow-up instruction, correction, discussion or anything else.

I don't say it quite as poetically, but I don't have not much more to say than that. What I have to say in this realm is, Look at yourself. Look at yourself as often as it occurs to you to do so. As often as you can, look at yourself. So far, I haven't dropped dead on you and left you hanging, wondering what in the world can I possibly be talking about with this look at yourself business, but really, that is all there is to what I have to offer. All the rest of it is discussion, and elaboration, and explanation, and perhaps some guidance and encouragement and reassurance... The truth is that, if you take just this one thing that I say and try with all your heart to see what it is that I am talking about, it is enough. Look at yourself as often as you can, because it is the seeing that does all the work.

Live recording of a Worldwide Meeting with John Sherman on February 10, 2008.

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