THE NISARGADATTA GITA

 
29. In the absence of 'I am' nothing is required, the 'I am' will go with the body, what remains is the Absolute.

Before the 'I am' appeared did you have any requirements or did you have any demands? None whatsoever, all demands began with the arrival of the 'I am'. What is this 'I am'? It is nothing but the essence of the five elements that make up the body. The 'I am' depends on the body, is as transient as it and will go together with it, so neither of them are true. What remains then? It is only the Absolute.