No way to self-realization is short or long, but some people are more in earnest and some are less.

I can tell you about myself.

I was a simple man, but I trusted my Guru. What he told me to do, I did.

He told me to concentrate on ‘I am’

– I did.

He told me that I am beyond all perceivables and conceivables

– I believed.

I gave my heart and soul, my entire attention and the whole of my spare time (I had to work to keep my family alive).

As a result of faith and earnest application, I realized my Self within three years. You may choose any way that suits you; your earnestness will determine the rate of progress.

Establish yourself firmly in the awarenessof ‘I am’.

This is the beginning and also the end of all endeavour.

– Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj.