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Action Quotes by Eknath Easwaran

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Eknath Easwaran frames action as the bridge between intention and transformation. Drawing from ancient wisdom, he argues that small, mindful steps accumulate into lasting change. This collection of his thoughts offers a practical roadmap for anyone seeking to turn ideas into lived reality without losing inner balance.

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Meditation may require a lifetime to master, but it will have been a lifetime well spent. ... If you want to judge…

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It is not action or effort that we must surrender; it is self-will, and this is terribly difficult. You must do your…

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Like Gandhi, like the Buddha, like all great spiritual teachers, Easwaran had no use for beliefs unless they generated actions. Doing, not…

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The spiritual life is a call to action. But it is a call to ... action without any selfish attachment to the results.

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The ancestor of every destructive action, every destructive decision, is a negative thought.

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As we get deeper, we move closer and closer to other people; we feel closer to life as a whole.

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When the mind is still, we can become an instrument of peace.

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