Celebrating Pride with LGBTQIA-owned small businesses. Shop now.
Kindle Unlimited
Unlimited reading. Over 4 million titles. Learn more
OR
$4.99 with 69 percent savings
Print List Price: $15.95

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

That Is That: Essays About True Nature Kindle Edition

4.3 out of 5 stars 260 ratings

That Is That: Essays About True Nature 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 Oneness, 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.

From That Is That: "The real treasure in this moment is always to be found in the awareness of this moment, not in the content of our experience. So it’s not that important if something you like is happening or not. Discovering this simple perspective is like discovering you live in a candy store: Everywhere you turn is another goodie! Beyond that, is the recognition that this endless supply of goodies is what you really are. You are not the content of your experience; you are the awareness that brings life and joy to every experience. Talk about not having to worry about what happens! Nothing that happens can change what you are, and what you are is the biggest treasure. It is hidden in plain sight, right in front of you, always in the experience you are having right now."

After experiencing a profound spiritual awakening in India in 1998, Nirmala began teaching throughout the Unites States and elsewhere. Nirmala is also the author of Nothing Personal, Living from the Heart, and Gifts with No Giver. Many other writings of his as well as videos are available on his website.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"I approached this book with an open mind and an open heart and I was blown away. It is amazing to me that such power can be conveyed by ink on paper. Imagine that you have spent your whole life looking for "truth" or "the answer" and you somehow run into someone who just asks you to try to give up looking, so you do, and then, wham, you find yourself standing in front of the fountain of all truth, and it is beautiful, and calming, though maybe not particularly what you expected. This book helps me get in touch with the truth that lies at the core of my being. I can't read more than one or two pages before I have to put the book down and reflect and marvel on what I have just read!" -Amazon Customer

About the Author

Nirmala is a spiritual teacher in the Advaita tradition of nondual wisdom, and is the author of several engaging and practical books about our spiritual nature. Nirmala offers a unique vision and a gentle, compassionate approach, which adds to this rich tradition of inquiry into the truth of Being. He also offers Nondual Spiritual Mentoring, or spiritual guidance, in one-on-one sessions either in person or over the phone. More information is available at endless-satsang.com.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004HZXRG8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Endless Satsang Foundation
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 3, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 924 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 172 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 260 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Nirmala
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Who are you really? Are you your body. mind and personality? Or are you the spacious awareness in which they appear? Questions like these point us to the infinite Presence that is the true source of peace, happiness and fulfillment. Nirmala is a spiritual teacher in the Advaita tradition of nondual wisdom, and is the author of several engaging and practical books about our spiritual nature.

**Nirmala's website: https://endless-satsang.com

**Nirmala's blog: https://endless-satsang.com/nonduality-advaita-satsang-blog.htm

**Nirmala's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nirmala/131968710233328

Nirmala offers a unique vision and a gentle, compassionate approach, which adds to this rich tradition of inquiry into the truth of Being. He also offers Nondual Spiritual Mentoring, or spiritual guidance, in one-on-one sessions either in person or over the phone. More information about mentoring sessions is here: http://endless-satsang.com/spiritual-guidance-mentoring.htm

"The beauty of this collection of Nirmala's talks and dialogues is that it covers much of the spectrum of spiritual awakening, from the initial experience of one's true nature to the practical challenges, which always call for a deeper seeing and deeper understanding of how spirit manifests as all of life and beyond. Within these talks and dialogues you, the reader, will find Nirmala to be a living invitation to look within. Nirmala welcomes whatever arises within the field of experience. In the midst of this welcoming is always an invitation to inquire deeply within, to the core of who and what you are. Again and again, Nirmala points the questions back to the questioner and beyond to the very source of existence itself--to the faceless awareness that holds both the question and the questioner in a timeless embrace." -from the Foreword by Adyashanti to Nirmala's book, Nothing Personal.

Customer reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars
260 global ratings

Review this product

Share your thoughts with other customers

Customers say

Customers find the book deeply insightful and full of wisdom, with one mentioning it provides great guidelines for achieving enlightenment. Moreover, the book is elegantly written for the masses, making it easy to read and understand. Additionally, one customer notes that the content resonates like music.

AI-generated from the text of customer reviews

Select to learn more

23 customers mention "Insight"23 positive0 negative

Customers find the book deeply insightful and enlightening, praising its wisdom, with one customer noting it provides great guidelines for achieving enlightenment.

"These essays were brilliant in their path, leading from the smaller truths to the largest ones, opening the heart all along and playing with..." Read more

"...Easy to read. Lots of things to mull over. One of the best books I've encountered in a long time. Namaste." Read more

"...way of viewing your life's experience this will definitely give you food for thought. Not light reading but will resonate with your inner knowing." Read more

"I approached this book with an open mind and an open heart and I was blown away...." Read more

9 customers mention "Readability"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and appreciate its elegant writing style that is accessible to the masses.

"...Beautifully written, I was delighted in reading all the way up to my current progress and then beyond that, into the larger and larger truths...." Read more

"...The author is firmly rooted in what he writes about.....experiences gleaned from his own investigation into Stillness. Easy to read...." Read more

"...read a lot about power of presence, Nirmala have resumed and put things more easily...." Read more

"deeply insightful, simply and elegantly written for the masses. Non dogmatic, just pure truth from an evolved soul...." Read more

3 customers mention "Resonance"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's resonance, with one describing it as effective and another noting how it occurs for them as music.

"...Not light reading but will resonate with your inner knowing." Read more

"This writing occurs for me as music, to be played in the tune/key of language, when I am otherwise busy in my monetized "nature" in an..." Read more

"this advaita vendanta book is my favourite because it resonates for me. the act of reading it is itself a mediation. thank you, nirmala." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2013
    These essays were brilliant in their path, leading from the smaller truths to the largest ones, opening the heart all along and playing with different ideas and thoughts. Beautifully written, I was delighted in reading all the way up to my current progress and then beyond that, into the larger and larger truths. The book was like a web connecting everything visibly and brilliantly.
    Sometimes I struggled to understand what they meant by some term, or key phrase, exercise, or thought, however within a few moments they'd cover it in the book.
    Before I wasn't nearly as aware of my own heart's expansion and contraction. After they covered it and explained it very well for me to understand, I instantly noticed it and it's response to the book as I progressed through it, along with any thoughts I was having during then, and even now, where my heart has remained open as I've written this.
    3 people found this helpful
    Report
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2014
    This book is full of wise pearls. Every page has an 'aha' moment. If you are on the path of finding spiritual Truths, this book will affirm what you have already come to know within. It will also point to truths waiting to be discovered by you. No matter where you are on the Inner Journey, this book gently and firmly gives you support. I loved reading it and would recommend it to anyone seeking a spiritual communion with the Divine.
    This book met my expectations in a way that many other books on my spiritual journey have not. The author is firmly rooted in what he writes about.....experiences gleaned from his own investigation into Stillness.
    Easy to read. Lots of things to mull over. One of the best books I've encountered in a long time. Namaste.
    3 people found this helpful
    Report
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2012
    For a radically different way of viewing your life's experience this will definitely give you food for thought. Not light reading but will resonate with your inner knowing.
    2 people found this helpful
    Report
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2013
    I approached this book with an open mind and an open heart and I was blown away.

    It is amazing to me that such power can be conveyed by ink on paper.

    Imagine that you have spent your whole life looking for "truth" or "the answer" and you somehow run into someone who just asks you to try to give up looking, so you do, and then, wham, you find yourself standing in front of the fountain of all truth, and it is beautiful, and calming, though maybe not particularly what you expected.

    This book helps me get in touch with the truth that lies at the core of my being.

    I can't read more than one or two pages before I have to put the book down and reflect and marvel on what I have just read!

    Nirmala is a great teacher.
    10 people found this helpful
    Report
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2017
    There are many books like this, all full of wisdom and sometimes practical guidance. It all depends on the reader to find the right sentence, word or little story that triggers his own insights.
    One person found this helpful
    Report
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2014
    I really enjoyed reading this book. It was a slow process and nice to savor that way. The perspective offered has begun to interweave with my own life perspective and allow me to soften and expand a bit. It is comforting, feels very honest, and helpful toward being more loving and aware of the loving intentions of others. I highly recommend it!
    2 people found this helpful
    Report
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2014
    This book is a excellent guide into spaciousness. The "exercises" - or suggestions are great. I found that his way of "looking" at things opened my heart and helped close the useless thoughts that interfere. A book to be read slowly, with no expectations but to look into yourself. I found it very helpful for my own inner journey. I enjoy Nirmala's way of describing this inner space whether through written words, or through his audio recordings. A real master.
    2 people found this helpful
    Report
  • Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2019
    I had never heard of Nirmala and did not know what to expect when I downloaded this book for free. I'm so glad I did. It's a book for everyone, I suppose, but especially for those who are ready to surrender and be at peace with this mysterious existence and all the many different expressions of unlimited awareness.
    One person found this helpful
    Report

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English
  • Jean-Pierre
    5.0 out of 5 stars From the ground of Being
    Reviewed in Canada on July 27, 2023
    Nirmala convey such sensuality and sensations that it is felt and received as a telemphatic commune-ication.
  • CARLOS ALBERTO DE SOUZA GOMES
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
    Reviewed in Brazil on February 21, 2015
    Talvez o melhor livro sobre iluminação que eu já tenha lido. Muito claro, objetivo, simples, sem rodeios.
    Recomendo a sua leitura.
    Report
  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just let it go...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2017
    A book, a guide that shows you how and tells you a way of opening your inner self to achieve peace and a better understanding of oneself. Freedom is and allways has been there for oneself to see and active of you just let everything go......
  • Jaskiran
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book. It transforms you if you can remember ...
    Reviewed in India on May 26, 2018
    Beautiful book. It transforms you if you can remember what it says and carry it with you each moment of your life. I was myself motivated to write this review so that whosoever shall come across should not give a second thought to buy it ;it is offered for free ,it is really commendable that such priceless teachings should be dispensed freely to help masses. Lots of love to author and team who took upon themselves to present its kindle edition.
  • Julian
    5.0 out of 5 stars Immensely profound
    Reviewed in Italy on September 29, 2019
    Immensely profound

Report an issue


Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?