Meditation and mantram help in progressing towards a happier life, for one and for all. A simple eightpoint program for translating spiritual ideals into daily life, and gandhi the man. This acclaimed book by eknath easwaran is available at in several formats for your ereader. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read passage meditation. Passage meditation is a book by eknath easwaran, originally published in 1978 with the title meditation. The center is a nonprofit organization chartered with carrying on easwarans legacy and work. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. You can select passages within your own religious tradition, learn from traditions different than your own, or choose something non religious if that is your fancy. Eknath easwaran is the originator of passage meditation and the author of more than 30 books on spiritual living.
Mar, 2010 learn passage meditation we cant control what life sends us, but we can choose how we respond. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Joseph goldstein meditation is most necessary, for only by meditation will all things come of their own accord. He continued to teach passage meditation and his eight point program for spiritual living to an american and international audience for almost forty years. The center is a nonprofit organization chartered with carrying on easwaran s legacy and work. Eknath easwaran books list of books by author eknath. Easwaran is a recognized authority on the indian spiritual classics. He is the author of the bestselling translation in english of the bhagavad gita, indias bestknown scripture.
Eknath easwaran 1910 1999, indianborn spiritual teacher and author. The center also teaches easwaran s eightpoint program of passage meditation at retreats worldwide. This book offers unique indepth support for both new and experienced meditators. Eknath easwaran 19101999 is the originator of passage meditation and the author of more than 30 books on spiritual living. So the physical and mental readiness is necessary, otherwise it will be difficult for the. Train your mind and find a life that fulfills ebook. Despite this, for those who want to learn the basic art of meditation and chanting, this is your manual. This book shows how, with regular practice, we gain wisdom and vitality, and find a. Easwaran takes the tone of a helpful friend and mentor. If we calm the mind, we can access the deep strength, love, and wisdom within us all.
The mantram handbook share book recommendations with your. Easwaran taught passage meditation for over forty years. Its one thing to start a meditation practice, but much harder to sustain it and harder still, once we have finished morning meditation, to keep a calm mind in our mediasaturated, time pressured world. Passage meditation a complete spiritual practice train your. His book passage meditation originally titled meditation has sold over 200,000 copies since it was first published in 1978. His method is a dogmafree approach which brings universal ideals into daily life. His bestselling book, meditation, has sold 195,000 copies since 1978. Whatever name we use, with the mantram we are calling up what is best and deepest in ourselves. A discursive analysis on the techniques of meditation and a comprehensive study on the science of meditation based on the bhagavadgita and patanjalis yoga system.
The book describes a meditation program, also now commonly referred to as passage meditation. In easwaran s method of passage meditation, you meditate by focusing your attention on uplifting passages, or texts, from the worlds wisdom traditions. In 1961 he founded the blue mountain center of meditation, which carries on his work with publications and retreats. Passage meditation by eknath easwaran overdrive rakuten. Train your mind and find a life that fulfills essential easwaran library fourth by easwaran, eknath isbn. Easwaran developed this method of meditation in the 1960s, and first taught it systematically at the university of california, berkeley. Buy passage meditation a complete spiritual practice. In the first part of this book, you will find directions for selecting and. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading how to meditate easwaran inspirations book 1. How to meditate easwaran inspirations book 1 kindle edition by easwaran, eknath. In easwarans method of passage meditation, you focus attention on passages. Easwaran recommended these passages specifically for meditation, and for spiritual inspiration at any time. Meditation outlines a unique approach to tapping inner resources by training concentration on inspirational passages. The path to the one is through concentration on him, to the zero is insight into the voidness of ones mind.
The center also teaches easwarans eightpoint program of passage meditation at retreats worldwide. Seeing with the eyes of love and words to live by i would rate this book third. Easwarans classic manual on meditation and spiritual living is a unique source of practical spiritual support for new and experienced meditators. Examples of mantrams are rama, rama, used by gandhi, or my god and my all, repeated by st. For this reason, please dont try to improve upon the words of the prayer or change them in. Im very partial to eknath easwaran and simply love the book. Taking the timeless teachings of the great mystics, he developed a practical program for spiritual living in our modern world. Many of these inspiring passages have endured for hundreds or even thousands of years. His translations of the bhagavad gita, the upanishads, and the dhammapada are the bestselling editions in the usa, and over 1.
Two million copies of easwaran s books are in print. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads. How to meditate easwaran inspirations book 1 kindle. As we drive it deeper and deeper, the words come to life within us, transforming all our thoughts, feelings, words, and deeds. The first chapter of passage meditation blue mountain center of. Passage meditation peters out around page 100, so you can lay it down at that time without loss, for the nonstop excoriations to take it easy in a bustling world belong somewhere else. Passages for meditation blue mountain center of meditation. Nilgiri press, a department of the center, publishes books on how to lead a spiritual life in the home and community. Eknath easwaran 1910 1999 is respected around the world as an authentic guide to timeless wisdom, and as the author of passage meditation, which brings universal truths into daily life. Easwaran taught the use of the mantram for over forty years as part of his passage meditation program. The bhagavad gita easwaran s classics of indian spirituality book 1 enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Meditation on a passage the heart of this program is meditation. Buy passage meditation by eknath easwaran from waterstones today.
Bringing the deep wisdom of the heart into daily life is a kind, thoughtful guide to meditation for beginners and more experienced practitioners alike. Meet lauren, an incoming nursing student who uses her practice to help her find fulfillment. Some places allow sleeping at day and meditating at night, while the others do not and have a limit to the amount of sleep, only four to six hours. Eknath easwaran, founder of the blue mountain center of meditation bmcm, taught passage meditation for 40 years. In extraordinary visions, they have direct experience of a transcendent reality which is the essence, or self, of each created being. This book is an easy read, but i am still struggling with picking out the right mantram for me. He is the author of the bestselling translation in english of the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In 1961 easwaran founded the blue mountain center of meditation and nilgiri press, based in northern california. The author suggests that to become enlightened, we need to focus on inspired texts and passages.
Passage meditation, easwarans classic manual on meditation and spiritual living. In this method developed by eknath easwaran, you meditate on spiritual passages, or texts. Although he did not travel or seek large audiences, his books on meditation, spiritual living, and the classics of world mysticism have been translated into twentysix languages. In easwaran s universal method of passage meditation, you choose a spiritual text, or passage, from the worlds great traditions that embodies your highest ideals. Easwaran or eswaran is an indian surname and may refer to. Highly clarifying and elucidatory, a favorite with everyone. Sep, 2016 this book offers unique indepth support for both new and experienced meditators. There is some overlap, but most of the material is different. Eknath easwaran founded the blue mountain center of meditation in berkeley, california, in 1961. Easwarans method of passage meditation was followed by the poet robert lax 273 near the end of his life, laxs only reading each day was from easwarans book words to live by 272,281. Are these meditation books any different from passage meditation a. Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose.
Passage meditation is a book by eknath easwaran, originally published in 1978 with the title. Set aside a room in your home to be used only for meditation and spiritual reading. Passage meditation lays out easwarans eight point program on how to meditate. New hampshire state representative latha mangipudi reported having given thensenator barack obama a copy of easwarans book gandhi the man in december 2006. How to meditate by eknath easwaran nook book ebook. His books on meditation, spiritual living, and the classics of world mysticism have been translated into twentysix languages. Shrimad bhagavad gita a simple warm and rendering with. This book is the perfect companion to passage meditation.
Easwaran developed this method of meditation in the 1960s, and first taught it systematically at the university of california, berkeley the program is an eightpoint program. Among the oldest of indias spiritual texts, the upanishads are records of intensive questionandanswer sessions given by illumined sages to their. His book meditation, now titled passage meditation, has sold over 200,000 copies since it was first. Buy a cheap copy of the mantram handbook 4 ed by eknath easwaran. Feb 17, victor negut rated it really liked it shelves. The dhammapada easwarans classics of indian spirituality. His indian classics, the bhagavad gita, the upanishads, and the dhammapada, are the bestselling english translations, and over 1. Eknath easwaran lauren on passage meditation facebook. An easytounderstand and comprehensive guide to the main points of yoga theory and practice.
He explains the theory underlying meditation, and conveys the deep joy, security, and selfless energy that regular practice can bring. Buy the passage meditation a complete spiritual practice. Frisky download the bhagavad gita easwarans classics. Author of the bestselling classics of indian spirituality series, easwaran had both a deep intuitive knowledge of his own hindu legacy and a love of english literature. Bringing the deep wisdom of the heart into daily life ebook written by eknath easwaran. Passage meditation, easwaran s classic manual on meditation and spiritual living, has now been extended by over thirty percent with new material from question and answer sessions with his students. Abhimanyu easwaran born 1995, indian firstclass cricketer. In easwaran s method of passage meditation, you focus attention on passages or texts from the worlds wisdom traditions that are positive, practical, and uplifting, and that fit with your own religious or nonreligious beliefs. Mannargudi easwaran born 1947,contemporary mridangam player and carnatic. I would feel confident to purchase any of his books. Eknath easwaran 19101999 is respected around the world as an authentic guide to timeless wisdom, and as the originator of passage meditation, a complete spiritual program. January 21, 2018 how do eknath easwarans teachings change lives. The word mantram means a short, powerful spiritual formula for the highest that we can conceive ofwhether we call it god, or the ultimate reality, or nature with a capital n. In meditation, the passage becomes imprinted on our consciousness.
Nilgiri press, a department of the center, publishes books on how to lead a spiritual. 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. Eknath easwaran meditation increases your vitality and strengthens your intelligence. You acquire the patience and fortitude to face any problem in life. Free uk delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. A guidebook for those who wish to tread the spiritual path, giving an indepth analysis and understanding of each step along the way, explaining what is involved. Eknath easwaran 19101999 is respected around the world as one of the twentieth centurys great spiritual teachers and an authentic guide to timeless wisdom. The bhagavad gita easwarans classics of indian spirituality. See all books authored by eknath easwaran, including meditation. The first chapter of passage meditation by eknath easwaran i am going to suppose that your purpose in picking up this book is to learn to meditate. Easwaran taught passage meditation for over forty years, and his class at the university of california, berkeley was. A master teacher who is as entertaining as he is authoritative, easwaran gives all the instruction needed to establish a vibrant meditation practice and keep it going. Eknath easwaran december 17, 1910 october 26, 1999 was an indianborn spiritual teacher, author, as well as a translator and interpreter of indian religious sanatan dharma, an eternal religion texts such as the bhagavad gita and the upanishads.
The first chapter of passage meditation blue mountain. I am going to suppose that your purpose in picking up this book is to learn to meditate. The mantram handbook isbn 9781586380281 pdf epub eknath. Passage meditation a complete spiritual practice train. Similar books to the dhammapada easwaran s classics of indian spirituality book 3 free expedited delivery and up to 30% off rrp on select textbooks shipped and sold by amazon au. Eknath easwaran 19101999 is respected around the world as the originator of passage meditation and an authentic guide to timeless wisdom. Eknath easwaran 19101999 is respected around the world as an authentic guide to universal wisdom. Eknath easwarans practical eight point program offers specific, systematic tools to sharpen concentration, deal effectively with stress, release deep reserves of energy, and transform anger and other destructive emotions. Aug 31, 2016 passage meditation a complete spiritual practice. The upanishads eknath easwaran by velvasommers issuu. Passage meditation, easwarans classic manual on meditation and spiritual living, has now been extended by over thirty percent with new material from question and answer sessions with his students.
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His twentyseven books on meditation and the classics of world mysticism. All meditation systems either aim for one or zero union with god or emptiness. The mantram, or mantra, is a short, powerful, spiritual formula from the worlds great traditions, repeated silently in the mind, anytime, anywhere. His indian classics, the bhagavad gita, the upanishads, and the dhammapa. Easwaran taught passage meditation for over forty years, and his class at the university of california, berkeley was the first accredited course on meditation at any western university. It gives all the instruction needed to establish a vibrant meditation practice and keep it going. Eknath easwaran december 17, 1910 october 26, 1999 was a spiritual teacher, an author of books on meditation and ways to lead a fulfilling life, as well as a translator and interpreter of indian literature.
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