Nisargadatta Maharaj on Consciousness

Nisargadatta Maharaj: "Dwell instead on the fact that your own Consciousness is the whole Universe, and 'Be' there. Be cautious when such experiences arise that you get That experience - be alert here to the 'I Am' and all other experiences will be transcended.

The next elevation will only come when you abide in the Self. When you are convinced that ' all of Consciousness is my Self,' when this conviction is firmly embedded, then only will the question of the next elevation arise. Dwell on the principle of that state for a sufficiently long time. All the greatness, significance, and magnificence of the entire world is dwelling in the principle ' You are' and ' I Am'. That is the prop and that itself is greatness. There is no other remedy, no other path, except implicit faith and conviction in the Self. There is no alternative."