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I met Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj some years
back and was impressed with the spontaneous simplicity of his appearance and
behaviour and his deep and genuine earnestness in expounding his experience.
However humble and difficult to discover
his little tenement in the back lanes of Bombay, many have found their way
there. Most of them are Indians, conversing freely in their native language,
but there were also many foreigners who needed a translator. Whenever I was
present the task would fall to me. Many of the questions put and answers given
were so interesting and significant that a tape-recorder was brought in. While
most of the tapes were of the regular Marathi-English variety, some were
polygot scrambles of several Indian and European languages. Later, each tape
was deciphered and translated into English.
It was not easy to translate verbatim and
at the same time avoid tedious repetitions and reiterations. It is hoped that
the present translation of the tape-recordings will not reduce the impact of
this clear-minded, generous and in many ways an unusual human being.
A Marathi version of these talks,
verified by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj himself, has been separately published.
Maurice Frydman
Translator
Bombay
October 16, 1973
