Excitement and depression, fortune and misfortune, pleasure and pain are storms in a tiny private, shell-bound realm - which we take to… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
There are three kinds of violence: one, through our deeds; two, through our words; and three, through our thoughts. …The root of… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
“Peace would always be less compelling than war. Perhaps that was why there was so little of it in the world. (p. 160)” — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
When we are at home with ourselves, we are at home everywhere in the world. When we have found peace within ourselves,… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
Wherever people gather for selfless ends, there is a vast augmentation of their individual capacities. Something wonderful, something momentous happens. An irresistible… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
In the spiritual lore of India there is a story that the Lord whispered only one word in our ears when he… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
International war is the sum total of millions of individual wars, raging in the minds of the people, between what is selfish… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
Don't think the purpose of meditation is to go deep into consciousness, wrap a blanket around yourself, and say, 'How cozy! I'm… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
We look at the world through our likes and dislikes, hopes and fears, opinions and judgments. We want everyone to behave as… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
In the Confucian tradition is a simple formula that appeals to me deeply: 'If there is righteousness in the heart, there will… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
Beneath the surface level of conditioned thinking in every one of us there is a single living spirit. The still small voice… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
When we truly are putting others first, we cannot but feel at peace with ourselves. — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share
The real essentials of life - compassion, kindness, good will, forgiveness - are what is fundamental to living as a true human being. — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share
At the beginning of every winter people are careful to install storm windows. These extra panes of glass protect their houses against the bitter… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share
A calm mind releases the most precious capacity a human being can have: the capacity to turn anger into compassion, fear into fearlessness, and… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share
Don't think the purpose of meditation is to go deep into consciousness, wrap a blanket around yourself, and say, 'How cozy! I'm going to… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share
Meditation may require a lifetime to master, but it will have been a lifetime well spent. ... If you want to judge your progress,… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share
“Meditation is the basis of a life of splendid health, untiring energy, unfailing love, and abiding wisdom. It is the very foundation of that… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share
Love is so exquisitely elusive. It cannot be bought, cannot be badgered, cannot be hijacked. It is available only in one rare form: as… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share
Meditation is warm-up exercise for the mind, so that you can jog through the rest of the day without getting agitated or spraining your… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share
By removing that which is petty and self-seeking, we bring forth all that is glorious and mindful of the whole. — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share
As we get deeper, we move closer and closer to other people; we feel closer to life as a whole. — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share
To be secure everywhere is the mark of sophistication, to be unshakable is the mark of courage, to be permanently in love with every… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share
It is not action or effort that we must surrender; it is self-will, and this is terribly difficult. You must do your best constantly,… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share
“We expect professional and financial success to require time and effort. Why do we take success in our relationships for granted? Why should we… — eknath easwaran Copy Share
