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A practical and inspiring approach to tackling our environmental
crisis, from a master spiritual teacher. We can heal our earth by
choosing a simpler, more fulfilling lifestyle, as trustees of a
compassionate universe. Eknath Easwaran presents a penetrating
analysis of the spiritual roots of our current predicament and
offers a realistic and hopeful way forward. Each of us has a role
to play in making wise choices, and each of us can genuinely make a
difference. Drawing inspiration and insight from Mahatma Gandhi,
Saint Francis, and his own experience of living in the East and the
West, Easwaran shows the connections between individual thoughts
and actions that move beyond consumerism to the unity of life.
Mahatma Gandhi formulated a series of diagnoses of our seemingly
perpetual state of crisis, which he called "the seven social sins":
knowledge without character, science without humanity, wealth
without work, commerce without morality, politics without
principles, pleasure without conscience, and worship without
self-sacrifice. Easwaran explores each of these diagnoses in turn
and presents an alternative hypothesis of who we are and how we fit
into the universe. This is ecology as a great adventure, filled
with the challenges and rewards of inner growth. Easwaran tells us
that "once we open our eyes to cooperation, artistry, thrift, and
compassion, we begin to see thousands of little things we can do to
help restore the environment - and restore dignity and deeper
fulfillment to our own lives." Eknath Easwaran is renowned as a
teacher of meditation and for his translations of the Indian
scriptures. His writings express timeless spiritual insights and
are illustrated by stories from East and West. His books reflect
two cultures: India, where he grew up in a self-supporting agrarian
village, and the United States, where he taught and lectured for
over thirty years. His early experiences of living in harmony with
nature, his firsthand acquaintance with Gandhi's India, and his
long familiarity with an American audience have resulted in this
book: a deeply thoughtful examination of our present situation, and
a blueprint for living as trustees of a compassionate universe, in
a world that we would want our children and grandchildren to
inherit.
The Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of the Lord," is probably the best
known of all the Indian scriptures, and Easwaran's clear,
accessible translation is the best-selling edition. The Gita opens
dramatically, with prince Arjuna collapsing in anguish on the brink
of a war that he doesn't want to fight. Arjuna has lost his way on
the battlefield of life, and turns to his spiritual guide, Sri
Krishna, the Lord himself. Krishna replies in 700 verses of sublime
instruction on living and dying, loving and working, and the nature
of the soul. This book includes an extensive and very readable
introduction, which places the Gita in its historical setting,
explains the key concepts, and brings out the universality of its
teachings. Individual chapter introductions prepare the reader for
the main themes, and notes, a Sanskrit glossary, and an index are
included. Although the battlefield is a perfect backdrop, for
Easwaran the Gita's subject is the war within, the struggle for
self-mastery that every human being must wage. Arjuna's dilemma is
acutely modern, and the Gita's message remains as relevant for us
now as it was for ancient India.
Among the oldest of India's spiritual texts, the Upanishads are
records of intensive question-and-answer sessions given by
illumined sages to their students - in ashrams, at family
gatherings, in a royal court, and in the kingdom of Death. The
sages share flashes of insight, extraordinary visions, the results
of their investigation into consciousness itself. The Upanishads
have puzzled and inspired wisdom seekers from Yeats to
Schopenhauer. In this best-selling translation, Eknath Easwaran
makes these challenging texts more accessible by selecting the
passages most relevant to readers seeking timeless truths today.
This book includes an overview of the cultural and historical
setting, with chapter introductions, notes, and a Sanskrit
glossary. But it is Easwaran's understanding of the wisdom of the
Upanishads that makes this edition truly outstanding. Each sage,
each Upanishad, appeals in a different way to the reader's head and
heart. For Easwaran, the Upanishads are part of India's precious
legacy, not just to Hinduism but to humanity, and in that spirit
they are offered here.
This little book of wisdom is full of insights and advice from one
of the twentieth century's great spiritual teachers. "Patience is
the ornament of the brave," Eknath Easwaran's wise grandmother used
to say. Patience is also the mark of love, says Easwaran - with our
children, our parents, our partners, our colleagues, and our
communities. Easwaran is one of the twentieth century's great
spiritual teachers and an authentic guide to timeless wisdom. In
this little book, Easwaran lifts our spirits and gives us courage,
with insights and advice, stories, and inspiration from the world's
saints and sages. Just keep trying, Easwaran says, and you'll find
there's no end to your patience - no end to the wisdom, love, and
compassion in your heart.
Make your life a message of hope, love, and purpose.No matter what
crises may threaten the world, you can live in harmony with your
highest ideals - and help others to do the same. This practical and
inspiring book, a classic from a much-loved spiritual teacher,
shows how. You can find harmony with yourself by gaining mastery of
your internal environment, a world within of thoughts, desires, and
feelings as real as the world outside. You can build harmony in
your relationships with family, colleagues, and your community by
learning to love more fully than you had thought possible. You can
establish harmony with the physical environment by living your life
to ensure, in every way, a brighter future for all our children. By
making small changes, day by day, you can support the health,
happiness, and well-being of everyone around you.
A comprehensive manual for living a spiritual life, based on a
verse-by-verse commentary on India's timeless scripture - from the
author of its best-selling translation. (The ebook The Bhagavad
Gita for Daily Living 9781586381455 includes all three volumes in
this series.) The Bhagavad Gita is set on the battlefield of an
apocalyptic war between good and evil. Faced with a dire moral
dilemma, the warrior prince Arjuna turns in anguish to his
spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, for answers to the fundamental
questions of life. Easwaran points out that Arjuna's crisis is
acutely modern. The Gita's battlefield is the struggle for
self-mastery that every human being must wage. Arjuna represents
each of us, and Sri Krishna is the Lord, instructing us in eighteen
chapters of lofty wisdom as we face the social, environmental, and
global challenges that threaten our world today. Easwaran is a
spiritual teacher and author of deep insight and warmth. His
verse-by-verse commentary interprets the Gita's teachings for
modern readers, explaining the Sanskrit concepts and philosophy and
applying them with practicality, wisdom, and humor to every aspect
of our work, our relationships, and our lives. With everyday
anecdotes, stories, and examples, he shows that the changes we long
to see in the world start with the transformation of our own
consciousness. The practical exercises recommended by Easwaran to
achieve transformation are part of a spiritual program he developed
for his own life. They are accessible to people from all
backgrounds and cultures. Urging us to adopt a higher image of the
human being, he assures us that peace and unity are within reach.
Each volume of this series covers six chapters of the Gita. Each
may be read on its own, but all three volumes together form an
in-depth, verse-by-verse explanation of this ancient scripture and
its relevance today. Each volume includes instructions in
Easwaran's eight-point program of passage meditation. Volume 1: The
first six chapters of the Gita explore the concept of the innermost
Self and source of wisdom in each of us. Easwaran explains how we
can begin to transform ourselves, even as householders engaged in
busy lives. Volume 2: The next six chapters of the Gita go beyond
the individual Self to explore the Supreme Reality underlying all
creation. Easwaran builds a bridge across the seeming divide
between scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom, and explains how
the concept of the unity of life can help us in all our
relationships. Volume 3: The final six chapters put forth an urgent
appeal for us to begin to see that all of us are one - to make the
connection between the Self within and the Reality underlying all
creation. Global in scope, the emphasis is on what we can do to
make a difference to heal our environment and establish peace in
the world. Easwaran's commentary is for all students of the Gita,
whatever their background, and for anyone who is trying to find a
path to wisdom, love, and kindness in themselves and our troubled
world. Written as an authoritative, accessible guide to a
much-loved scripture, it is a handbook for finding peace and
clarity within. This second edition incorporates revisions made
across all three volumes following the author's final instructions.
A practical and inspiring approach to tackling our environmental
crisis, from a master spiritual teacher. We can heal our earth by
choosing a simpler, more fulfilling lifestyle, as trustees of a
compassionate universe. Eknath Easwaran presents a penetrating
analysis of the spiritual roots of our current predicament and
offers a realistic and hopeful way forward. Each of us has a role
to play in making wise choices, and each of us can genuinely make a
difference. Drawing inspiration and insight from Mahatma Gandhi,
Saint Francis, and his own experience of living in the East and the
West, Easwaran shows the connections between individual thoughts
and actions that move beyond consumerism to the unity of life.
Mahatma Gandhi formulated a series of diagnoses of our seemingly
perpetual state of crisis, which he called "the seven social sins":
knowledge without character, science without humanity, wealth
without work, commerce without morality, politics without
principles, pleasure without conscience, and worship without
self-sacrifice. Easwaran explores each of these diagnoses in turn
and presents an alternative hypothesis of who we are and how we fit
into the universe. This is ecology as a great adventure, filled
with the challenges and rewards of inner growth. Easwaran tells us
that "once we open our eyes to cooperation, artistry, thrift, and
compassion, we begin to see thousands of little things we can do to
help restore the environment - and restore dignity and deeper
fulfillment to our own lives." Eknath Easwaran is renowned as a
teacher of meditation and for his translations of the Indian
scriptures. His writings express timeless spiritual insights and
are illustrated by stories from East and West. His books reflect
two cultures: India, where he grew up in a self-supporting agrarian
village, and the United States, where he taught and lectured for
over thirty years. His early experiences of living in harmony with
nature, his firsthand acquaintance with Gandhi's India, and his
long familiarity with an American audience have resulted in this
book: a deeply thoughtful examination of our present situation, and
a blueprint for living as trustees of a compassionate universe, in
a world that we would want our children and grandchildren to
inherit.
A master spiritual teacher invites us on a journey – to the
summit of self-discovery. This is a book to lift the spirit of
anyone aiming to live a kinder, calmer, more meaningful life, in
the midst of all the challenges facing the world today. Fifteen
warm, engaging essays present different aspects of meditation and
the spiritual life, showing how we can rearrange our lives, little
by little, to fit a higher purpose. Featuring saints and mystics
from East and West, and a host of stories and anecdotes, this book
reads like a conversation with a wise friend, with deep spiritual
insights that you’ll want to come back to again and again.
Easwaran writes, “When you travel within, every day is fresh with
discoveries and challenges, inspiration and profound peace. The
scenes I paint for you in the following pages are just a fleeting
glimpse of the continuing adventure that awaits you as you enter
this world.” The final essay, “Climbing the Blue Mountain,”
which gives the book its title, is a moving account of the
spiritual quest. Easwaran compares this with a long journey that he
makes from the hot, dusty plains of Central India, up through
jungle and plantations, to his home in the cool hills of the Blue
Mountains, where his mother waits for him – reminding us that on
the spiritual path, we too will one day find our true home.
Easwaran takes the timeless teachings of the Buddha and other
mystics and shows how we can train the mind not just during
meditation but throughout the day. Feeling trapped by unwanted
thoughts and emotions can seem an inevitable part of life. But
Easwaran, who taught meditation for nearly forty years, shows a way
to break free. Just as a fitness routine can create a strong,
supple body, spiritual disciplines can shape a secure personality
and a resilient, loving mind. Writing as an experienced, friendly
coach, Easwaran takes the timeless teachings of the Buddha and
other mystics and shows how we can train the mind not just during
meditation but throughout the day. Working with difficult
colleagues, choosing what to eat, and listening to a child's needs
are all opportunities to try out different, wiser responses.
Easwaran shows how training the mind is a glorious challenge - one
that brings joy and purpose to life. --
Revised second edition (July 2017) has a new cover, minor
corrections, and a comfortable new size and updated interior
layout.Is it possible for ordinary people like ourselves to be
kind, patient, and loving - always? Easwaran comments on short
texts from Saint Paul, Mother Teresa, Saint Augustine, and Saint
Francis to show how we can apply the teachings of these great
mystics to daily living, and chapter introductions provide insights
into their lives.Easwaran explains how the practice of meditation
can help us find the strength and compassion we need at any time,
even when we are tired, frustrated, or filled with doubt. Eknath
Easwaran taught meditation for over forty years, drawing from all
the world's traditions in his spiritual teaching.
Use your mantram when you're ill or anxious, tired or restless, and
it will guide you and comfort you like a true friend. The Mantram,
or mantra, is a short, powerful, spiritual formula from the world's
great traditions, repeated silently in the mind, anytime, anywhere.
Easwaran, the author of Passage Meditation and the best-selling
translations of The Bhagavad Gita, The Upanishads and The
Dhammapada, taught the use of the mantram for forty years as part
of his passage meditation program.The mantram can help you to
steady your mind and free it from anxiety, anger or resentment.
Easwaran explains how the mantram works, and gives practical
guidelines for using it to focus your thoughts and access deeper
resources of strength, patience, and love.
In this companion to his best-selling translation of the Bhagavad
Gita, Easwaran explores the essential themes of this much-loved
Indian scripture. Placing the Gita in a modern context, Easwaran
shows how this classic text sheds light on the nature of reality,
the illusion of separateness, the search for identity, and the
meaning of yoga. The key message of the Gita is how to resolve our
conflicts and live in harmony with the deep unity of life, through
the principles of yoga and the practice of meditation. Easwaran
grew up in the Hindu tradition and learned Sanskrit from an early
age. A foremost translator and interpreter of the Gita, he taught
classes on it for forty years, while living out the principles of
the Gita in the midst of a busy family and community life. In the
Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna, the Lord, doesn’t tell the warrior
prince Arjuna what to do: he shows Arjuna his choices and then
leaves it to Arjuna to decide. Easwaran, too, shows us clearly how
these teachings still apply to us – and how, like Arjuna, we must
take courage and act wisely if we want our world to thrive.
A master spiritual teacher invites us on a journey - to the summit
of self-discovery. This is a book to lift the spirit of anyone
aiming to live a kinder, calmer, more meaningful life, in the midst
of all the challenges facing the world today. Fifteen warm,
engaging essays present different aspects of meditation and the
spiritual life, showing how we can rearrange our lives, little by
little, to fit a higher purpose. Featuring saints and mystics from
East and West, and a host of stories and anecdotes, this book reads
like a conversation with a wise friend, with deep spiritual
insights that you'll want to come back to again and again. Easwaran
writes, "When you travel within, every day is fresh with
discoveries and challenges, inspiration and profound peace. The
scenes I paint for you in the following pages are just a fleeting
glimpse of the continuing adventure that awaits you as you enter
this world." The final essay, "Climbing the Blue Mountain," which
gives the book its title, is a moving account of the spiritual
quest. Easwaran compares this with a long journey that he makes
from the hot, dusty plains of Central India, up through jungle and
plantations, to his home in the cool hills of the Blue Mountains,
where his mother waits for him - reminding us that on the spiritual
path, we too will one day find our true home.
The mantram, or mantra, is a short, powerful, spiritual formula
from the world's great traditions, repeated silently in the mind,
anytime, anywhere. Examples of mantrams are "Rama, Rama, " used by
Gandhi, or "My God and My All, " repeated by St. Francis of Assisi,
or "Om Mani Padme Hum." Easwaran taught the use of the mantram for
over forty years as part of his passage meditation program. He
explains how the mantram works, and gives practical guidelines for
using it to focus our thoughts and access deeper resources of
strength, patience, and love. The mantram can help us replenish our
energy, release creativity, and heal old conflicts. These resonant
phrases work equally well for parents with young children,
colleagues at work, couples in a relationship, in illness or
depression, and even at the time of death. And Easwaran shows how
repetition of the mantram can open the door to a life that is
increasingly meaningful and fulfilling.
A comprehensive manual for living a spiritual life, based on a
verse-by-verse commentary on India’s timeless scripture – from
the author of its best-selling translation. (The ebook The
Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living 9781586381455 includes all
three volumes in this series.) The Bhagavad Gita is set on the
battlefield of an apocalyptic war between good and evil. Faced with
a dire moral dilemma, the warrior prince Arjuna turns in anguish to
his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, for answers to the fundamental
questions of life. Easwaran points out that Arjuna’s crisis is
acutely modern. The Gita’s battlefield is the struggle for
self-mastery that every human being must wage. Arjuna represents
each of us, and Sri Krishna is the Lord, instructing us in eighteen
chapters of lofty wisdom as we face the social, environmental, and
global challenges that threaten our world today. Easwaran is a
spiritual teacher and author of deep insight and warmth. His
verse-by-verse commentary interprets the Gita’s teachings for
modern readers, explaining the Sanskrit concepts and philosophy and
applying them with practicality, wisdom, and humor to every aspect
of our work, our relationships, and our lives. With everyday
anecdotes, stories, and examples, he shows that the changes we long
to see in the world start with the transformation of our own
consciousness. The practical exercises recommended by Easwaran to
achieve transformation are part of a spiritual program he developed
for his own life. They are accessible to people from all
backgrounds and cultures. Urging us to adopt a higher image of the
human being, he assures us that peace and unity are within reach.
Each volume of this series covers six chapters of the Gita. Each
may be read on its own, but all three volumes together form an
in-depth, verse-by-verse explanation of this ancient scripture and
its relevance today. Each volume includes instructions in
Easwaran's eight-point program of passage meditation. Volume
1: The first six chapters of the Gita explore the concept of
the innermost Self and source of wisdom in each of us. Easwaran
explains how we can begin to transform ourselves, even as
householders engaged in busy lives. Volume 2: The next six
chapters of the Gita go beyond the individual Self to explore the
Supreme Reality underlying all creation. Easwaran builds a bridge
across the seeming divide between scientific knowledge and
spiritual wisdom, and explains how the concept of the unity of life
can help us in all our relationships. Volume 3: The final six
chapters put forth an urgent appeal for us to begin to see that all
of us are one – to make the connection between the Self within
and the Reality underlying all creation. Global in scope, the
emphasis is on what we can do to make a difference to heal our
environment and establish peace in the world. Easwaran’s
commentary is for all students of the Gita, whatever their
background, and for anyone who is trying to find a path to wisdom,
love, and kindness in themselves and our troubled world. Written as
an authoritative, accessible guide to a much-loved scripture, it is
a handbook for finding peace and clarity within. This second
edition incorporates revisions made across all three volumes
following the author’s final instructions.
The Bhagavad Gita opens with a crisis - Prince Arjuna despairs on
the battlefield, unsure if he should fight his kinsmen in a
dreadful war. For Easwaran, the Gita's epic battle represents the
war in our own hearts and Arjuna's anguish reflects the human
condition: torn between opposing forces, confused about how to
live. Sri Krishna's timeless guidance, Easwaran argues, can shed
light on our dilemmas today. Placing the Gita's teachings in a
modern context, Easwaran explores the nature of reality, the
illusion of separateness, the search for identity, the meaning of
yoga, and how to heal the unconscious. The key message of the Gita
is how to resolve our conflicts and live in harmony with the deep
unity of life, through the practice of meditation and spiritual
disciplines. Sri Krishna doesn't tell Arjuna what to do. He points
out the prince's choices, and then leaves it to Arjuna to decide.
Easwaran shows us clearly how these teachings still apply - and
how, like Arjuna, we must take courage and act wisely if we want
our world to thrive.
Getting caught in unwanted thoughts and emotions can feel like an
inevitable part of life. But Eknath Easwaran, a world-famous
spiritual teacher who taught meditation for nearly 40 years, shows
a way to break free. Just as a fitness routine can result in a
strong, supple body, spiritual disciplines can shape a secure
personality and a resilient, loving mind. Best of all, these
opportunities to grow stronger spiritually arise not only during
meditation but throughout the day. Whether working with difficult
colleagues, going out to eat, or responding to a child's needs,
readers learn how to try out different, wiser choices. With humor
and empathy, Easwaran places timeless teachings from the Buddha and
other mystics into contemporary scenes -- watching a juggler on the
street, taking a tennis lesson, going to the theater. Training the
mind is life's biggest adventure, and Conquest of Mind shows how
this practice brings deepening relationships, increasing vitality,
and a greater sense of purpose.
Easwaran’s best-selling translation of the ancient wisdom texts
called the Upanishads is reliable, readable, and profound. In the
Upanishads, illumined sages share flashes of insight, the results
of their investigation into consciousness itself. In extraordinary
visions, they experience directly a transcendent Reality which is
the essence, or Self, of each created being. They teach that each
of us, each Self, is eternal, deathless, one with the power that
created the universe. Easwaran’s best-selling translation of
selections taken from the principal Upanishads and five others is
reliable and accessible. It includes an overview of the cultural
and historical setting, with chapter introductions, notes, and a
Sanskrit glossary. But it is Easwaran’s understanding of the
wisdom of the Upanishads, and their relevance to the modern reader,
that makes this edition truly outstanding. Each sage, each
Upanishad, appeals in different ways to the reader’s head and
heart. As Easwaran writes, “The Upanishads belong not just to
Hinduism. They are India’s most precious legacy to humanity, and
in that spirit they are offered here.”
A comprehensive manual for living a spiritual life, based on a
verse-by-verse commentary on India's timeless scripture - from the
author of its best-selling translation. (The ebook The Bhagavad
Gita for Daily Living 9781586381455 includes all three volumes in
this series.) The Bhagavad Gita is set on the battlefield of an
apocalyptic war between good and evil. Faced with a dire moral
dilemma, the warrior prince Arjuna turns in anguish to his
spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, for answers to the fundamental
questions of life. Easwaran points out that Arjuna's crisis is
acutely modern. The Gita's battlefield is the struggle for
self-mastery that every human being must wage. Arjuna represents
each of us, and Sri Krishna is the Lord, instructing us in eighteen
chapters of lofty wisdom as we face the social, environmental, and
global challenges that threaten our world today. Easwaran is a
spiritual teacher and author of deep insight and warmth. His
verse-by-verse commentary interprets the Gita's teachings for
modern readers, explaining the Sanskrit concepts and philosophy and
applying them with practicality, wisdom, and humor to every aspect
of our work, our relationships, and our lives. With everyday
anecdotes, stories, and examples, he shows that the changes we long
to see in the world start with the transformation of our own
consciousness. The practical exercises recommended by Easwaran to
achieve transformation are part of a spiritual program he developed
for his own life. They are accessible to people from all
backgrounds and cultures. Urging us to adopt a higher image of the
human being, he assures us that peace and unity are within reach.
Each volume of this series covers six chapters of the Gita. Each
may be read on its own, but all three volumes together form an
in-depth, verse-by-verse explanation of this ancient scripture and
its relevance today. Each volume includes instructions in
Easwaran's universal eight-point program of passage meditation.
Volume 1: The first six chapters of the Gita explore the concept of
the innermost Self and source of wisdom in each of us. Easwaran
explains how we can begin to transform ourselves, even as
householders engaged in busy lives. Volume 2: The next six chapters
of the Gita go beyond the individual Self to explore the Supreme
Reality underlying all creation. Easwaran builds a bridge across
the seeming divide between scientific knowledge and spiritual
wisdom, and explains how the concept of the unity of life can help
us in all our relationships. Volume 3: The final six chapters put
forth an urgent appeal for us to begin to see that all of us are
one - to make the connection between the Self within and the
Reality underlying all creation. Global in scope, the emphasis is
on what we can do to make a difference to heal our environment and
establish peace in the world. Easwaran's commentary is for all
students of the Gita, whatever their background, and for anyone who
is trying to find a path to wisdom, love, and kindness in
themselves and our troubled world. Written as an authoritative,
accessible guide to a much-loved scripture, it is a handbook for
finding peace and clarity within. This second edition incorporates
revisions made across all three volumes following the author's
final instructions.
The Bhagavad Gita is the best known of all the Indian scriptures,
and Eknath Easwaran's best-selling translation is reliable,
readable, and profound. Easwaran's 55-page introduction places the
Bhagavad Gita in its historical setting, and brings out the
universality and timelessness of its teachings. Chapter
introductions clarify key concepts, and notes and a glossary
explain Sanskrit terms. Easwaran grew up in the Hindu tradition in
India, and learned Sanskrit from a young age. He was a professor of
English literature before coming to the West on a Fulbright
scholarship. A gifted teacher, he is recognized as an authority on
the Indian classics and world mysticism. The Bhagavad Gita opens,
dramatically, on a battlefield, as the warrior Arjuna turns in
anguish to his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, for answers to the
fundamental questions of life. Yet, as Easwaran points out, the
Gita is not what it seems - it's not a dialogue between two
mythical figures at the dawn of Indian history. "The battlefield is
a perfect backdrop, but the Gita's subject is the war within, the
struggle for self-mastery that every human being must wage if he or
she is to emerge from life victorious." Arjuna's struggle in the
Bhagavad Gita is acutely modern. He has lost his way on the
battlefield of life and turns to find the path again by asking
direct, uncompromising questions of his spiritual guide, Sri
Krishna, the Lord himself. Krishna replies in 700 verses of sublime
instruction on living and dying, loving and working, and the nature
of the soul. Easwaran shows the Gita's relevance to us today as we
strive, like Arjuna, to do what is right. "No one in modern times
is more qualified - no, make that 'as qualified' - to translate the
epochal Classics of Indian Spirituality than Eknath Easwaran. And
the reason is clear. It is impossible to get to the heart of those
classics unless you live them, and he did live them. My admiration
of the man and his works is boundless." Huston Smith, author of The
World's Religions.
How do we make Jesus' love come alive in our everyday lives? The
Imitation of Christ is one of the most enduring of the Christian
documents. Reflecting on a famous passage, Easwaran explores what
it means to make Jesus' love come alive in our everyday
lives.Easwaran is one of the twentieth century's great spiritual
teachers and an authentic guide to timeless wisdom. His books on
meditation, spiritual living, and the classics of world mysticism
have been translated into twenty-six languages. Drawing on his
extensive experience as a teacher of meditation and an authority on
the mystical tradition, Easwaran shows what love is, how to love
more effectively, and how we can strengthen our capacity to love.
This book includes an essay on Thomas a Kempis and mysticism in the
late Middle Ages.
Dhammapada means "the path of dharma," the path of truth, harmony,
and righteousness that anyone can follow to reach the highest good.
Easwaran's translation of this classic Buddhist text is the
best-selling edition in its field, praised by Huston Smith as a
"sublime rendering." The introduction gives an overview of the
Buddha's teachings that is penetrating and clear - accessible for
readers new to Buddhism, but also with fresh insights and practical
applications for readers familiar with this text. Chapter
introductions place individual verses into the context of the
broader Buddhist canon. Easwaran is a master storyteller, and his
opening essay includes many stories that make moving, memorable
reading, bringing young Siddhartha and his heroic spiritual quest
vividly to life. But Easwaran's main qualification for interpreting
the Dhammapada, he said, was that he knew from his own experience
that these verses could transform our lives. This faithful
rendition brings us closer to the compassionate heart of the
Buddha.
Over-scheduled, always tired, struggling with the pull of the
online world -- that's how many of us feel right now. Training a
frazzled mind to embrace calm isn't easy. For over forty years,
Easwaran dedicated himself to teaching meditation and the wisdom of
slowing down. When the mind is unhurried, it is calm, kind, ready
for anything, aware of what really matters amidst the clamor of a
busy day. The secret is to learn to live in the present, to train
our minds to work steadily and with one-pointed attention, however
many tasks confront us. Through stories and parables, backed up by
practical advice, Easwaran gives us gentle illustrations of a wiser
way to live. As we read, we find ourselves in situations where we
may get impatient or upset - standing in line, dealing with
difficult colleagues, shopping with children with agendas of their
own - but as Easwaran relates each event, we see it from the
perspective of an unhurried mind. And we see small ways to change
how we respond, opening the door to rich, loving relationships,
creative and productive work, and a quiet sense of joy that can
permeate our lives.
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