When you are called home, when you are somehow struck by the absolutely mysterious and irrevocable desire to know the truth of who you are, then you must be willing to put aside every story of separation. Every story of separation is a story of war.
Gangaji
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“Who you are, in truth, who everyone is, is whole and perfect and beautiful. And if that can be recognized, then it is possible that self-torture can stop!” Gangaji
by Gangaji August 22, 2014“Who you are, in truth, who everyone is, is whole and perfect and beautiful. And if that can be recognized, then it is possible that self-torture can stop!” Gangaji
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I can remember as a very young child recognizing, “I am,” and feeling both enormous wonder and fear. Before that moment my attention (in my memory, at least) was focused solely on survival: mother, breast, food. In that instant, attention was opened to consciousness, expanding beyond my known limits.
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Family & RelationshipsHealth & Well-beingSpirituality
Freedom in Prison: Grace is Here Too
by Gangaji May 20, 2013Gangaji says “You might think it absurd to go into a place like Folsom Prison and talk to the men about vulnerability and opening, but that is what they hungered to hear” Read On…
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A Conversation with Gangaji:Freedom from Addiction
by Gangaji January 26, 2013In this episode, Gangaji addresses addiction from all sides. We will take a look at the physical component, what is discovered when we don’t give into the force of a craving and how addictions serve as a distraction from the discomfort that we perceive is too hard to face. Is it possible that addiction is actually a doorway for us to return home?
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A Conversation with GangajiArts & EntertainmentSpiritualityVividLife Talks
A Conversation with Gangaji Episode Three: Fear and Anxiety – When our attempts to control don’t work
by Gangaji December 28, 2012The stress of everyday life presents endless opportunities for fear and anxiety to show itself. Whether it’s acute or chronic anxiety, it’s natural for us as humans to want to control it in the hope that it won’t get bigger. So we tell ourselves to “just let go”. But when does the idea of just “letting go” become a trap in itself? In this episode, we explore panic attacks, stress and the possibility that fear itself is just an illusion.
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In not knowing, just for a moment, you can directly discover yourself. This discovery does not arrive by thought, but by your own immediate direct experience.
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Health & Well-beingSpirituality
When we are Ready to be Free by Gangaji
by Gangaji September 13, 2012At the dawning of spiritual maturity, as in biological maturity, a push or even a shock is often necessary to provide the catalyst for essential growth.
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Health & Well-beingSpirituality
Harmony and Disruption Are Part of the Same Whole by Gangaji
by Gangaji June 28, 2012When experience is primarily harmonious, we have the sense of being held, either internally through our own equilibrium, or externally through the alignment of supportive outside forces. With too much rest, we lose the stimulation necessary for development. With too much stress, we lose the rest necessary for development. In harmony we have both.
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Arts & EntertainmentSpirituality
Free Open Webcast with Spiritual Teacher Gangaji
by Gangaji May 19, 2012Gangaji will be offering a free open webcast on Sunday May 20 at 11:00 AM pacific time. After that, you can join her for a Silent Retreat at Fallen Leaf Lake, South Lake…
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The experience of the gift of life, of the grace of life, is a mysterious blessing we celebrate and bow to. Grace is the answer to our prayers, and yet…
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Health & Well-beingSpirituality
READ: The Point of Authentic Inquiry by Gangaji
by Gangaji April 17, 2012There is a point that appears in a lifetime, regardless of chronological age, when healthy, true doubt appears. We doubt what we have been taught, and we doubt what others…
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A meditation with spiritual teacher Gangaji. Gangaji shares a simple message – “This is an invitation to shift your allegiance from the activities of your mind to the eternal presence…
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Arts & EntertainmentSpirituality
WATCH: What Do You Really Want? by Gangaji
by Gangaji March 22, 2012Gangaji asks the most important questions of your life – What do you really want? What is your life about? What is it being used for? How is your time spent? Where is your attention? Is your life meaningful? Are you happy? What is the longing of your heart and soul? Is it a longing for truth and freedom?
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Health & Well-beingSpirituality
READ: Going Inside ~ Direct Experience Is Like a True Kiss by Gangaji
by Gangaji March 14, 2012To inquire into something is to open to it, to meet it, and to discover its meaning — or lack of meaning — from the inside of it. Inquiry is…
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Health & Well-beingSpirituality
READ: Telling the Truth About What Is Here by Gangaji
by Gangaji February 9, 2012One of the most powerful phrases in human language is “I am here.” It is powerful because it is utterly simple and profoundly true.
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All creatures are born inescapably defined by their stories. When we recognize the stories that generate our definitions of ourselves, that discovery reveals inner freedom and lasting fulfillment.
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Free unencumbered curiosity is possible for you now in your life. All that is required is willingness. That willingness is a servant to truth. That is what brought you here.
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Spirituality
READ: What Does It Mean To Be Free Of Definitions? by Gangaji
by Gangaji December 9, 2011One generation’s true and defining story can be proved to be a lie in the next generation. Stories that celebrate freedom and revolution against tyranny can turn on themselves and become stories of reigns of terror.
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Health & Well-beingSpirituality
READ: Listen to the Stories You Tell Yourself
by Gangaji November 23, 2011People who live their lives unaware that they are telling themselves a story consider their thoughts to be descriptions of reality. If someone else has a conflicting description, that person is considered just to be wrong. It is a leap into maturity to realize that our descriptions of reality are our versions of reality. Certainly there is nothing wrong about a version of reality, but the recognition that it is a version, rather than reality itself, is humbling to our version of ourselves!
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In our long human history of storytelling, there have been great beings with awe-inspiring stories that reveal the victory of self-discovery. What inspires us about these great ones is that somehow their lives turned toward and then reflected the sublime discovery of everlasting truth. In Hidden Treasure: Uncovering the Truth in Your Life Story (Tarcher Penguin, 2011) I invite you to let your story be a contribution to the universal revelation of self-discovery, expressed uniquely as you.
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