You Are That [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Gangaji (Author)

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Publication Date: August 1, 2007

In openness, there is no limit. Everything that is searched for in efforting with the mind is revealed in opening the mind. This is a great secret. All of the searching, all of the struggling, all of the efforting to find your true self is naturally revealed in open, relaxed simplicity. Book jacket.

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About the Author

Gangaji is an American-born spiritual teacher dedicated to sharing the path of freedom through simple and direct self-inquiry, as taught by the legendary sage Sri Ramana Maharshi of India. In 1990, she entered this lineage through Sri H.W.L. Poonja. Gangaji has since traveled the world, holding gatherings and retreats with spiritual seekers of all faiths, and is the author of The Diamond in Your Pocket (Sounds True, 2005).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 341 pages
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated; Exp Col edition (August 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591795885
• ISBN-13: 978-1591795889
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #423,789 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Took me to my knees, November 30, 2009

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This book doesn't seem to be a bestseller, but I perceive it to be a work of immense spiritual depth and shimmering truth. It's straight-forward, unabashed, quiet, potent, capable of touching great heights and great depths at the same time. In my experience, it literally shakes the stale and habitual patterns of mind loose from their moorings (with unexpected force), while simultaneously holding the reader in gentle grace and intimations of genuine possibility. I should probably add that it's not for the casual spiritual dabbler. You either want to consider having your reality turned upside down, or you want the past to remain in control. Nothing scarier than letting go of what you think you know...or more promising.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lotus Guide Review, July 2, 2008

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Rahasya Poe (Chico, CA) - See all my reviews

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You Are That
By Gangaji
I found You Are That to be an excellent synthesis of the classic teachings of Ramana Maharshi and Papaji. In a time when there is so much division of thoughts and ideas it was refreshing to read something so eloquent that will go directly to the heart of so many teachings. Through Gangaji I have found my own source of wisdom for many years and in reading You Are That I see that I Am That also. This is a book that can be opened at any time and on any page it speaks though the silence that is found behind the words, the silence that speaks directly to the core of your being. You are that, I am that, and all there is is that, and that's all there is to that.Dhara Lemos, Lotus Guide magazine www.lotusguide.com

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deep, Penetrating and Ruthless!, February 15, 2010

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Matthew J. Schimpf (Niagara Falls, NY) - See all my reviews
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This wonderful treatise is my first foray into the teachings of Gangaji,whom is intelligent, luminous, has a genuine desire to help and doesn't pull any punches! She is quite capable of using discernment as a scalpel to help ablate those necrotic tissues (i.e. mind things) that serve to induce and perpetuate all manner of suffering. She encourages us to dig deep, tell the truth and ruthlessly examine our stories and dramas that we tell each other, and ourselves, about ourselves. Gangaji is the student of Papaji, whom in turn is the student of the venerable Ramana Maharshi. For some unknown reason I have had terrible problems absorbing, let alone reflecting on the teachings of the aforementioned masters, yet the way Gangaji presents her thoughts in this dialectic forum, concepts (for lack of a better word) began to resonate with me - especially after the first 25 or 30 pages.

One of the principal tenets of her teachings admonishes us to leave internal commentary, judgment, emotions, states, ideas and concepts behind and dive headlong into that which remains - BEING. While I feel that this is excellent guidance, as it resonates very profoundly within me, I can't figure out how to do this; I can't wrap my head around it, which is probably why I can't figure it out - I'm trying to use my mind! Phew, this for me is tough stuff, but it is none-the-less real. Excellent work, 5 stars on the board with a real 4 ½ from me!!