I understood that merely by being the love I truly am, I would heal both myself and others…
Anita Moorjani
Heal Both Myself and Others
Topic: Self-Cultivation & Health
I understood that merely by being the love I truly am, I would heal both myself and others… If we’re all One, all facets of the same Whole, which is unconditional love, then of course who we are is love! I knew that was really the only purpose of life: to be our self, live our truth, and be the love that we are.
Anita Moorjani, born Anita Shamdasani on March 16, 1959, in Singapore, is a contemporary writer, international speaker, and consultant renowned for her compelling account of a near-death experience (NDE) in her book, Dying to Be Me. Shortly after her birth, her family relocated to Sri Lanka and then to Hong Kong when she was two years old. Growing up in Hong Kong, Moorjani faced the challenges of being an ethnic minority in British schools. Despite the difficulties, she became multilingual, speaking Sindhi, Cantonese, and English. Her parents, Hargobind and Neelu Shamdasani, fostered a diverse cultural environment that influenced her worldview and personal development.
In February 2002, Moorjani was diagnosed with stage 1A Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a turning point that led her to explore various alternative healing practices. By 2006, her health had deteriorated drastically, culminating in a coma on February 2, 2006. During her 30-hour coma, Moorjani experienced what she describes as a profound NDE, characterized by an out-of-body experience and a heightened sense of awareness. She recounts a transformative realization of her inherent worth and the underlying cause of her illness. Encouraged by her deceased father and best friend, she chose to return to her body, leading to an astonishing recovery. Her tumors reduced significantly within days, and she was cancer-free within weeks, a phenomenon that has been described as miraculous by some and met with skepticism by others.
Encouraged by American self-help author Wayne Dyer, Moorjani shared her extraordinary experience in her book Dying to Be Me, published in 2012. The book became a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into over 40 languages. Moorjani's subsequent works, including What If This Is Heaven? (2016) and Sensitive Is the New Strong (2021), further explore themes of self-love, spiritual awakening, and the power of the mind. Her teachings, aligned with New Age and New Thought wisdom traditions, emphasize living authentically and fearlessly. Married to Danny Moorjani since 1995, she currently resides in the United States, where she continues to inspire audiences globally through her writing, speaking engagements, and online courses.
Moorjani, Anita. Dying to Be Me. Hay House, 2012. [“I understood that merely by being the love I truly am, I would heal both myself and others… If we’re all One, all facets of the same Whole, which is unconditional love, then of course who we are is love! I knew that was really the only purpose of life: to be our self, live our truth, and be the love that we are” (Moorjani 75-76)].
Anita Moorjani
Theme: Healing
About This Anita Moorjani Quotation [Commentary]
Anita Moorjani’s insight—“I understood that merely by being the love I truly am, I would heal both myself and others”—emerged from her near-death experience, where she became aware of her true nature. She realized that healing begins not through effort, but through recognizing that love is already present within. This love was not separate from who she was—it was her essence. In that clarity, she saw that healing could unfold simply through being. She did not have to become anything else or fix herself. “To be our self, live our truth, and be the love that we are” was enough.
Her experience revealed a deeper understanding of our shared identity. “If we’re all One, all facets of the same Whole, which is unconditional love, then of course who we are is love!” This recognition dissolves separation and judgment. What she saw was not a distant ideal but a present reality—that every being is made of the same essence. “Being love and being our true self is one and the same thing.” In this light, embracing who we are is not a personal achievement but a return to what has always been true. Living this way becomes a kind of service, where healing is not only for oneself but extends to others.
Anita Moorjani also saw the connection between inner awareness and physical healing. “My body is only a reflection of my internal state,” she realized, and when her inner self knew its “greatness and connection with All-that-is,” her body began to heal. She did not need to search for a mission or fix her life. “I simply had to allow it to unfold.” What she had resisted for years—being herself without judgment—became the way forward. From that place of allowing, she saw that love is not something to achieve, but something we already are. In returning to that truth, healing becomes possible—not just for oneself, but for others as well.
A Longer Passage From Anita Moorjani’s Dying to Be Me.[Excerpt]
“In the moment that I made the decision to go on toward death, I became aware of a new level of truth.
I discovered that since I’d realized who I really was and understood the magnificence of my true self, if I chose to go back to life, my body would heal rapidly—not in months or weeks, but in days! I knew that the doctors wouldn’t be able to find a trace of cancer if I chose to go back into my body!
It was then that I understood that my body is only a reflection of my internal state. If my inner self were aware of its greatness and connection with All-that-is, my body would soon reflect that and heal rapidly…
…It felt as though I had a purpose to fulfill. I perceived that I wouldn’t have to go out and search for what I was supposed to do—it would unfold before me… I simply had to allow it to unfold.
To access this state of allowing, the only thing I had to do was be myself! I realized that all those years, all I ever had to do was be myself, without judgment or feeling that I was flawed. At the same time, I understood that at the core, our essence is made of pure love. We are pure love—every single one of us. How can we not be, if we come from the Whole and return to it. I knew that realizing this meant never being afraid of who we are. Therefore, being love and being our true self is one and the same thing!
… I understood that merely by being the love I truly am, I would heal both myself and others… If we’re all One, all facets of the same Whole, which is unconditional love, then of course who we are is love! I knew that was really the only purpose of life: to be our self, live our truth, and be the love that we are.
As though to confirm my realization, I became aware of both my father and Soni (both of whom had transitioned to spirit] communicating to me: Now that you know the truth of who you are, go back and live your life fearlessly!”
—Anita Moorjani, Dying to Be Me. Hay House, 2012. [“I understood that merely by being the love I truly am, I would heal both myself and others… If we’re all One, all facets of the same Whole, which is unconditional love, then of course who we are is love! I knew that was really the only purpose of life: to be our self, live our truth, and be the love that we are” (Moorjani 75-76)].
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