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The book is also a concise introduction to Gangaji's teachings, with many excerpts of her talks, while presented in the context of Terrell's narrative, giving a clear sense of Gangaji's approach.
Surprised by Grace is definitely for those who have finally come to understand the need to stop all searching and who are willing to release their myths of enlightenment. Paradoxically, it is also about being helped in this task by someone who is truly living this perspective. -- Noumenon [S. Africa], Dec. 12, 1998 [Kriben Pillay]
"Of all the spiritual paths, the relationship between guru and disciple may be the most mysterious. While there are writings by or about various gurus, none really have described the relationship itself. But in Surprised By Grace, disciple Amber Terrell describes her thoughts, feelings, and experiences during her relationship with guru Gangaji.
The vivid descriptions of the physical, mental, and emotional upheavals triggered by Terrell's encounters with Gangaji are fascinating. This honest presentation may help dispel some readers' misconceptions about this kind of relationship. . . Terrell shows that, in spite of spiritual practice, it took the right teacher to point out the ego blocks that kept her from enlightenment.
This book proves to be moving and inspiring. Gangaji or gurus in general are not "sold"--rather, readers will feel moved to work more closely with their own spirit. Terrell is an intelligent and accomplished writer, her style open and sharing. Surprised By Grace is for anyone searching for a spiritual path, seeking inspiration, or interested in gurus." -- New Age Retailer, Jan/Feb 1998 [S. Aurin Haber]
"Terrell's tale stands out as significant, in that she details step-by-step how her awakening was realized, as well as the consequences of that enlightenment. . . [I]t is one of the few books that concentrates on what one does when one's quest is done, and does so beautifully." -- Nexus [Colorado], Nov/Dec 1997 [P. J. Birosik]
"This is why Amber Terrell's book, Surprised by Grace: A Journey Beyond Personal Enlightenment, is so refreshing. . . This is not a story of a teacher taking on a disciple and asking for the complete surrender of personal control for the purposes of being served in the name and game of attaining enlightenment (and the potential abuses that this relationship is open to), but rather it is the story of waking up to our misconceptions of the teacher-student relationship and the myth of enlightenment, and realising that:
"Finally, there is no one who gets enlightened, no one who
awakens. Who one truly is, has always been awake. The
seeking is found to be an illusion, created by the mistaken
identity with mind as who one is. As the mind surrenders to its
Source, the illusion of the person, the illusion of the journey, the
illusion of separation, collapses into Self. Then Self-discovery
unfolds endlessly." -- p. 241
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