For one who resonates deeply with the dialogues of Nisargadatta Maharaj, a natural next step is to remain close to the same current of teaching. Several further collections of his talks continue the uncompromising pointing found in the original work: “Seeds of Consciousness,” “Prior to Consciousness,” “Consciousness and the Absolute,” and “The Nectar of Immortality” all present additional dialogues and final teachings that revolve around the sense of “I Am” and the transient nature of consciousness. Many seasoned students also emphasize that simply returning to “I Am That” itself, reading slowly and contemplatively, can be more transformative than quickly moving on to a large number of new texts.

Alongside these, certain classical Advaita scriptures are often recommended because they echo the same radical nondual vision. The “Ashtavakra Gita” and the “Ribhu Gita” are especially aligned with this perspective and are frequently cited in connection with Nisargadatta’s teaching. Works attributed to Adi Shankara, particularly “Vivekachudamani,” as well as shorter treatises such as “Drg-Drsya Viveka,” provide a more traditional framework for discriminating between Self and non-Self, which can illuminate the direct pointers found in the dialogues.

Another fruitful avenue is to study teachers whose approach closely parallels Nisargadatta’s. The works of Sri Ramana Maharshi—such as “Who Am I?” and “Talks with Ramana Maharshi,” as well as thematic presentations like “Be As You Are”—offer a complementary emphasis on self-enquiry that converges on the same essential recognition of the Self. Some contemporary expositions, including writings by Ramesh Balsekar, Jean Klein, and Robert Adams, as well as distilled presentations like “The Nisargadatta Gita” or “Pointers from Nisargadatta Maharaj,” can serve as clarifying commentaries rather than new doctrines.

For those drawn to the broader lineage context, texts about Siddharameshwar Maharaj and works from the Navnath sampradaya tradition situate Nisargadatta’s teaching within its devotional and philosophical roots. Basic Vedanta study—selected Upanishads and reliable commentaries on Advaita—can also provide conceptual clarity, so long as it remains subordinate to the living inquiry into present awareness. Across all of these resources, the underlying spirit is the same: books are aids to deepen self-awareness, not substitutes for the direct investigation of one’s own being that stands at the heart of the teaching.