The Witness and Pure Awareness - Nisagardatta Maharaj

Chapter 4: The Witness and Pure Awareness - Nisargadatta Maharaj. A series of short videos drawing from the teachings of Nisagardatta Maharaj and grouping questions and answers around common seeker questions and themes. The words are not taken directly from the texts - they are reinterpretations of the publicly available translations revised to aid clarity - the context remains true to the teachings. Chapter 4 Questions: 00:00 What is the witness? 00:42 Is the witness the same as the Self? 01:23 Can the witness observe itself? 02:02 How do I become the witness? 02:50 What is the value of witnessing? 03:29 Is awareness beyond the witness? 04:13 What is the difference between consciousness and awareness? 05:08 What happens when even the witness disappears? 05:54 Can this awareness be described? All work on this channel is offered under Fair Use Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Select teachings of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj are under copyright by The Acorn Press, Blue Dove Press, Chetana and various other publishers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisarga... Some early translations, notes, and transcripts used in these videos are drawn from editions and sources now in the public domain or freely shared by devotees. Sincere thanks to the original translators, editors, and teachers who have preserved and shared these teachings with the world. Maharaj spoke in Marathi - the English voices used here are generated using Elevenlabs software.