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Gangaji ( GAHNG-gə-jee; born Merle Antoinette Roberson in Texas, 1942) is an American Neo-Advaita spiritual teacher and writer.
Early life
Gangaji was born Merle Antoinette Roberson in Texas in 1942, and grew up in Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Mississippi, she married her first husband and had a child, then became a teacher in Memphis, Tennessee. The couple moved to California and later divorced. Gangaji became interested in spirituality, then met and married her second husband, Eli Jaxon-Bear. For a time, the two operated a Tibetan Buddhism Dharma center overseen by Kalu Rinpoche. Gangaji and Jaxon-Bear went to India where she met H. W. L. Poonja, better known as Papaji. Afterwards, Gangaji devoted herself to teaching satsangs.
Teachings
Gangaji holds satsangs which are strongly influenced by Ramana Maharshi and Papaji. She started the Gangaji Foundation, which sponsors live events and publishes her books and other media.
A video of Gangaji teaching about peace was used in the video game The Witness.
Personal life
In October 2005, Gangaji and husband Eli Jaxon-Bear separated after he admitted to a three-year affair with an adult female student. The two reunited three months later, and also merged their foundations.
Bibliography
= Books
=You are That!. Satsang Press. 1995. ISBN 0-9632194-3-X.
Freedom and Resolve. Gangaji Foundation. 1999. ISBN 1-887984-01-1.
(with Roslyn Moore) Just Like You. DO Publishing. 2003. ISBN 0-9646999-2-3.
The Diamond in Your Pocket: Discovering Your True Radiance. Sounds True. 2007. ISBN 978-1-59179-272-7.
Hidden Treasure: Uncovering the Truth in Your Life Story. Penguin Publishing Group. 2011. ISBN 978-1-58542-887-8.
Freedom and Resolve, Finding Your True Home in the Universe. Hampton Roads Publishing. 2014. ISBN 978-1571747211.
= Chapters
=Robinson, Rita, ed. (2007). Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Wisdom: The Feminine Face of Awakening. O Books. pp. 209–231. ISBN 978-1-84694-068-2.
Shapiro, Ed; Shapiro, Deb, eds. (2009). Be the Change: How Meditation Can Transform You and the World. Sterling Ethos. ISBN 978-1-4027-6001-3.
References
Further reading
Downing, Jerry N. (2000). Between Conviction and Uncertainty. SUNY Press. ISBN 0-7914-4627-1.
External links
Gangaji Foundation
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Gangaji
- The Great Indian Novel
- Doggy Poo
- -ji
- Advaita Vedanta
- Kasganj
- Andrew Cohen (spiritual teacher)
- H. W. L. Poonja
- Panchkalshi
- Prabhu Communities
