I Am That

This book by Nisargadatta Maharaj was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Jack Kornfield. It comes up in conversations about anxiety & stress, consciousness, meditation & mindfulness, psychedelics. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Conversations with Nisargadatta Maharaj. English translation of question-answer sessions with Advaita Vedanta (non-duality) guru in Mumbai. He does not tell people what to believe, but says do this--namely concentrate on "I am"-- and you'll never be the same again. No problem is so bad that dis-engagement can't fix it. Give up clinging to the past and fearing the future. You are not your body, you are not your mind. What you are, your true self, can only be approached by realizing what it is not. Just be. And follow your inner guru. He says many things off the cuff that seem fit to be framed.

• “there's a wonderful book of his or dialogues with him called I am that”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “there's a wonderful book of his”
  Jack Kornfield · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 202301:10:25

  Said during "Jack Kornfield - How to Reduce Anxiety and Polish the Lens of Consciousness | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Jack Kornfield: Buddhist teacher and former monk trained in Thailand, India, and Burma; co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Center; author of many books on mindfulness; co-founder of Cloud Sangha. Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield on reducing anxiety, the nature of consciousness, love over enlightenment, and finding community.