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.
In 1961 Easwaran founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation and Nilgiri Press, based in northern California. Nilgiri Press has published over two dozen books he authored.
Easwaran was influenced by Mohandas K. Gandhi, whom he met when he was a young man. Easwaran developed a method of meditation – silent repetition in the mind of memorized inspirational passages from the world's major religious and spiritual traditions – which later came to be known as Passage Meditation.
Biography
Eknath Easwaran was born in 1910 in a village in Kerala, British India.Eknath is his surname, Easwaran his given name. Brought up by his mother, and by his maternal grandmother whom he honored as his spiritual teacher, he was schooled in his native village until the age of sixteen, when he went to attend a Catholic college fifty miles away. Here he acquired a deep appreciation of the Christian tradition. He graduated at the University of Nagpur in English and law. He served as Professor of English literature at the University of Nagpur.
Easwaran shows the importance of learning to train our attention.
published: 18 Feb 2010
Source of Inner Peace (20a)
Easwaran depicts the radiant vision of life presented in the Bhagavad Gita, his most cherished scripture. Commenting on many of his favorite verses, drawn mainly from the tenth chapter of the Gita, Easwaran conveys with great devotion and artistry his vision of the universe as an expression of God’s love.
published: 15 Jul 2019
Four Stages of Spiritual Growth (18a)
Easwaran returned to public speaking after a life-threatening health crisis, and his talks from this period are both urgent and profound, conveying a sense that he bears a message desperately needed by the world. Here he divides the history of his spiritual growth into four stages, to which he gives names drawn from the Indian mystical tradition.
published: 14 Mar 2019
Transforming Anger into Kindness (27b)
Easwaran shows how you can control your angry thoughts by reducing your self-will.
He speaks about reject thoughts, the ones you’d rather live without. He focuses on one sort of reject thought in particular – anger. He traces the roots of anger to what he calls inflated self-will – the thought that you must have your way no matter how it affects others. When self-will is inflated, it can’t help but be violated, bringing anger. So reducing self-will is a key to being free from anger, which is very important for health and happiness.
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published: 18 May 2016
Breaking Chains (28a)
The core of this talk on Chapter 26 of "The Dhammapada" is a penetrating analysis of how we can break the chains of our self-willed habits. Easwaran then moves on to one of his favorite topics: spiritual acting. The point of spiritual acting is not to deny that we have negative reactions, but to have the detachment to act independently of that reaction, until we can reestablish calm in our mind.
published: 15 Jan 2020
Becoming Absorbed in Meditation (25a)
The most important part of this talk comes at the end, when Easwaran outlines a deep and challenging ideal in meditation – total absorption in the inspirational passage. Leading up to that, he is commenting on a practical set of verses from the Dhammapada. He presents the spiritual life as a reversal of the normal perspective, which limits our vision and life.
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published: 15 Oct 2019
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Here are 5 of my favorite Big Ideas from Gandhi the Man by Eknath Easwaran. Hope you enjoy!
Eknath Easwaran is one of my absolute favorite teachers. In this beautiful and brilliant biography we get his insights into the transformation of Gandhi the man into the Mahatma or ""great soul."" As per the sub-title of the book, we learn “How one man changed himself to change the world.” Big Ideas we explore include why/how it all starts with being the change, the power of satyagraha (= soul-force!), making history (by ignoring historians), Gandhi and sugar (and fuel for his soul engine), the call to action (to be moral warriors), and ""my life ...
published: 19 Oct 2020
Exploring Inner Space (18b)
Easwaran uses the simile of space travel to describe the adventure of self-discovery. His tone is playful and often humorous, but his insights go right to the deepest and most practical questions of the spiritual life. Though only a few people can be astronauts, all of us have the capacity to be “atmanauts” using meditation and the allied disciplines to voyage through the inner world and discover our real Self, called the Atman in Sanskrit.
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published: 14 Mar 2019
Desire, Our Real Wealth (01a)
Easwaran lays out a map of spiritual progress seen from the standpoint of desire, and gives several entertaining examples of how desire can be wasted, or harnessed.
Subtitled.
Easwaran depicts the radiant vision of life presented in the Bhagavad Gita, his most cherished scripture. Commenting on many of his favorite verses, drawn mainl...
Easwaran depicts the radiant vision of life presented in the Bhagavad Gita, his most cherished scripture. Commenting on many of his favorite verses, drawn mainly from the tenth chapter of the Gita, Easwaran conveys with great devotion and artistry his vision of the universe as an expression of God’s love.
Easwaran depicts the radiant vision of life presented in the Bhagavad Gita, his most cherished scripture. Commenting on many of his favorite verses, drawn mainly from the tenth chapter of the Gita, Easwaran conveys with great devotion and artistry his vision of the universe as an expression of God’s love.
Easwaran returned to public speaking after a life-threatening health crisis, and his talks from this period are both urgent and profound, conveying a sense that...
Easwaran returned to public speaking after a life-threatening health crisis, and his talks from this period are both urgent and profound, conveying a sense that he bears a message desperately needed by the world. Here he divides the history of his spiritual growth into four stages, to which he gives names drawn from the Indian mystical tradition.
Easwaran returned to public speaking after a life-threatening health crisis, and his talks from this period are both urgent and profound, conveying a sense that he bears a message desperately needed by the world. Here he divides the history of his spiritual growth into four stages, to which he gives names drawn from the Indian mystical tradition.
Easwaran shows how you can control your angry thoughts by reducing your self-will.
He speaks about reject thoughts, the ones you’d rather live without. He focu...
Easwaran shows how you can control your angry thoughts by reducing your self-will.
He speaks about reject thoughts, the ones you’d rather live without. He focuses on one sort of reject thought in particular – anger. He traces the roots of anger to what he calls inflated self-will – the thought that you must have your way no matter how it affects others. When self-will is inflated, it can’t help but be violated, bringing anger. So reducing self-will is a key to being free from anger, which is very important for health and happiness.
You can subscribe to the FREE monthly series of downloadable videos at:
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Easwaran shows how you can control your angry thoughts by reducing your self-will.
He speaks about reject thoughts, the ones you’d rather live without. He focuses on one sort of reject thought in particular – anger. He traces the roots of anger to what he calls inflated self-will – the thought that you must have your way no matter how it affects others. When self-will is inflated, it can’t help but be violated, bringing anger. So reducing self-will is a key to being free from anger, which is very important for health and happiness.
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The core of this talk on Chapter 26 of "The Dhammapada" is a penetrating analysis of how we can break the chains of our self-willed habits. Easwaran then moves ...
The core of this talk on Chapter 26 of "The Dhammapada" is a penetrating analysis of how we can break the chains of our self-willed habits. Easwaran then moves on to one of his favorite topics: spiritual acting. The point of spiritual acting is not to deny that we have negative reactions, but to have the detachment to act independently of that reaction, until we can reestablish calm in our mind.
The core of this talk on Chapter 26 of "The Dhammapada" is a penetrating analysis of how we can break the chains of our self-willed habits. Easwaran then moves on to one of his favorite topics: spiritual acting. The point of spiritual acting is not to deny that we have negative reactions, but to have the detachment to act independently of that reaction, until we can reestablish calm in our mind.
The most important part of this talk comes at the end, when Easwaran outlines a deep and challenging ideal in meditation – total absorption in the inspirational...
The most important part of this talk comes at the end, when Easwaran outlines a deep and challenging ideal in meditation – total absorption in the inspirational passage. Leading up to that, he is commenting on a practical set of verses from the Dhammapada. He presents the spiritual life as a reversal of the normal perspective, which limits our vision and life.
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The most important part of this talk comes at the end, when Easwaran outlines a deep and challenging ideal in meditation – total absorption in the inspirational passage. Leading up to that, he is commenting on a practical set of verses from the Dhammapada. He presents the spiritual life as a reversal of the normal perspective, which limits our vision and life.
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Here are 5 of my favorite Big Ideas from Gandhi the Man by Eknath Easwaran. Hope you enjoy!
Eknath Easwaran is one of my absolute favorite teachers. In this beautiful and brilliant biography we get his insights into the transformation of Gandhi the man into the Mahatma or ""great soul."" As per the sub-title of the book, we learn “How one man changed himself to change the world.” Big Ideas we explore include why/how it all starts with being the change, the power of satyagraha (= soul-force!), making history (by ignoring historians), Gandhi and sugar (and fuel for his soul engine), the call to action (to be moral warriors), and ""my life is my message"" (what's yours?).
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Here are 5 of my favorite Big Ideas from Gandhi the Man by Eknath Easwaran. Hope you enjoy!
Eknath Easwaran is one of my absolute favorite teachers. In this beautiful and brilliant biography we get his insights into the transformation of Gandhi the man into the Mahatma or ""great soul."" As per the sub-title of the book, we learn “How one man changed himself to change the world.” Big Ideas we explore include why/how it all starts with being the change, the power of satyagraha (= soul-force!), making history (by ignoring historians), Gandhi and sugar (and fuel for his soul engine), the call to action (to be moral warriors), and ""my life is my message"" (what's yours?).
Get Gandhi the Man on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3sQw1Sk
Learn more about Eknath Easwaran: https://www.heroic.us/authors/eknath-easwaran/
Easwaran uses the simile of space travel to describe the adventure of self-discovery. His tone is playful and often humorous, but his insights go right to the d...
Easwaran uses the simile of space travel to describe the adventure of self-discovery. His tone is playful and often humorous, but his insights go right to the deepest and most practical questions of the spiritual life. Though only a few people can be astronauts, all of us have the capacity to be “atmanauts” using meditation and the allied disciplines to voyage through the inner world and discover our real Self, called the Atman in Sanskrit.
You can subscribe to the FREE monthly series of downloadable videos at:
www.bmcm.org/subscribe/
Easwaran uses the simile of space travel to describe the adventure of self-discovery. His tone is playful and often humorous, but his insights go right to the deepest and most practical questions of the spiritual life. Though only a few people can be astronauts, all of us have the capacity to be “atmanauts” using meditation and the allied disciplines to voyage through the inner world and discover our real Self, called the Atman in Sanskrit.
You can subscribe to the FREE monthly series of downloadable videos at:
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Easwaran lays out a map of spiritual progress seen from the standpoint of desire, and gives several entertaining examples of how desire can be wasted, or harnes...
Easwaran lays out a map of spiritual progress seen from the standpoint of desire, and gives several entertaining examples of how desire can be wasted, or harnessed.
Subtitled.
Easwaran lays out a map of spiritual progress seen from the standpoint of desire, and gives several entertaining examples of how desire can be wasted, or harnessed.
Subtitled.
Easwaran depicts the radiant vision of life presented in the Bhagavad Gita, his most cherished scripture. Commenting on many of his favorite verses, drawn mainly from the tenth chapter of the Gita, Easwaran conveys with great devotion and artistry his vision of the universe as an expression of God’s love.
Easwaran returned to public speaking after a life-threatening health crisis, and his talks from this period are both urgent and profound, conveying a sense that he bears a message desperately needed by the world. Here he divides the history of his spiritual growth into four stages, to which he gives names drawn from the Indian mystical tradition.
Easwaran shows how you can control your angry thoughts by reducing your self-will.
He speaks about reject thoughts, the ones you’d rather live without. He focuses on one sort of reject thought in particular – anger. He traces the roots of anger to what he calls inflated self-will – the thought that you must have your way no matter how it affects others. When self-will is inflated, it can’t help but be violated, bringing anger. So reducing self-will is a key to being free from anger, which is very important for health and happiness.
You can subscribe to the FREE monthly series of downloadable videos at:
www.bmcm.org/subscribe/
The core of this talk on Chapter 26 of "The Dhammapada" is a penetrating analysis of how we can break the chains of our self-willed habits. Easwaran then moves on to one of his favorite topics: spiritual acting. The point of spiritual acting is not to deny that we have negative reactions, but to have the detachment to act independently of that reaction, until we can reestablish calm in our mind.
The most important part of this talk comes at the end, when Easwaran outlines a deep and challenging ideal in meditation – total absorption in the inspirational passage. Leading up to that, he is commenting on a practical set of verses from the Dhammapada. He presents the spiritual life as a reversal of the normal perspective, which limits our vision and life.
You can subscribe to the FREE monthly series of downloadable videos at:
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Here are 5 of my favorite Big Ideas from Gandhi the Man by Eknath Easwaran. Hope you enjoy!
Eknath Easwaran is one of my absolute favorite teachers. In this beautiful and brilliant biography we get his insights into the transformation of Gandhi the man into the Mahatma or ""great soul."" As per the sub-title of the book, we learn “How one man changed himself to change the world.” Big Ideas we explore include why/how it all starts with being the change, the power of satyagraha (= soul-force!), making history (by ignoring historians), Gandhi and sugar (and fuel for his soul engine), the call to action (to be moral warriors), and ""my life is my message"" (what's yours?).
Get Gandhi the Man on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3sQw1Sk
Learn more about Eknath Easwaran: https://www.heroic.us/authors/eknath-easwaran/
Easwaran uses the simile of space travel to describe the adventure of self-discovery. His tone is playful and often humorous, but his insights go right to the deepest and most practical questions of the spiritual life. Though only a few people can be astronauts, all of us have the capacity to be “atmanauts” using meditation and the allied disciplines to voyage through the inner world and discover our real Self, called the Atman in Sanskrit.
You can subscribe to the FREE monthly series of downloadable videos at:
www.bmcm.org/subscribe/
Easwaran lays out a map of spiritual progress seen from the standpoint of desire, and gives several entertaining examples of how desire can be wasted, or harnessed.
Subtitled.
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.
In 1961 Easwaran founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation and Nilgiri Press, based in northern California. Nilgiri Press has published over two dozen books he authored.
Easwaran was influenced by Mohandas K. Gandhi, whom he met when he was a young man. Easwaran developed a method of meditation – silent repetition in the mind of memorized inspirational passages from the world's major religious and spiritual traditions – which later came to be known as Passage Meditation.
Biography
Eknath Easwaran was born in 1910 in a village in Kerala, British India.Eknath is his surname, Easwaran his given name. Brought up by his mother, and by his maternal grandmother whom he honored as his spiritual teacher, he was schooled in his native village until the age of sixteen, when he went to attend a Catholic college fifty miles away. Here he acquired a deep appreciation of the Christian tradition. He graduated at the University of Nagpur in English and law. He served as Professor of English literature at the University of Nagpur.
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