Revised and Expanded Free Ebook

Saturday, 14 August 2010 15:56 Last Updated on Friday, 14 October 2011 16:19 Written by Nirmala

That Is That: Essays About True Nature

by Nirmala (revised and expanded edition, released August, 2010)

We have just released a new expanded and revised edition of That Is That: Essays About True Nature. It is now made up entirely of unique material not found in Nirmala's other books, and now includes the essay, Beyond No Self which was offered separately before.

Here is a description from the back cover:

"That is That is a collection of articles and answers to questions posed by spiritual seekers. It captures the essence of spiritual inquiry and provides the reader with a real transmission of Presence on every page. It is much more than an exposition about our true nature as infinite consciousness, it offers an experiential exploration of who we really are, not only through the transmission in the words, but through the many thoughtful questions it raises. Nirmala's warm-hearted and accepting presence makes it possible to drop into the space he so eloquently describes, where peace, love, and joy abide. He is a master at helping you fall in love with life and the many expressions of the one Being we all are."

Available now as a free ebook or as a printed paperback:

Here are sample quotes from the book

"Something means what we decide it means. This whole life is make-believe: We make up our beliefs and then believe them. We make it all up as we go, and each moment we are also free to make up a new story. We are free to decide what this means and what that means and also free to change our mind and decide the opposite is true. So when you think enlightenment is important, then it is important. When you think enlightenment is meaningless, then it is meaningless. When you think what you do is useless, then it is useless. When you think you must go through an ego death, then it will seem like you have to go through an ego death. I'm not saying that you decide what happens. I'm saying that when something happens, you decide what it means. Meaning is like a work of art that we paint with our thoughts and that we are constantly retouching and recreating. This doesn't mean that things have no meaning, unless you decide they have no meaning; it just means that the meaning something has is the meaning we give it."

"Space is the softest, most allowing, most tender thing there is. Right now, it is holding you and all your resentments and doubts in a totally accepting embrace. Notice that space is allowing your resentment. Space does nothing to stop you from feeling or even expressing resentment. What a strange and ever-present quality space is! It isn't choosy. It doesn't love this and not love that. It loves and allows everything! Once you notice that space allows your resentment totally, then you might be able to notice that there's also space for the people or actions you're resenting. Space allows them to do the things you resent, and it allows you to resent them."

"There is just one source for everything. Everything comes from an infinite potential within existence itself. Don't take my word for it-reach out and touch something and, for a moment, just sense its pure existence, the simple fact that it exists. Then sense even more deeply to feel the source of the object. See if you can sense how it is coming into existence freshly in this moment. In every instant, it is a completely new version of itself. You may be able to sense its source directly, not with your mind or through logic, but with your fingertips and your Being."

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