Lasting change happens when people see for themselves that a different way of life is more fulfilling than their present one. — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
When we truly are putting others first, we cannot but feel at peace with ourselves. — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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 going to… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
Meditation may require a lifetime to master, but it will have been a lifetime well spent. ... If you want to judge your progress, ask yourself these questions: Am I more loving? Is my judgment sounder? Do I have more energy? Can my mind remain calm under provocation? Am I free from the conditioning of anger, fear, and greed? Spiritual… — 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 deep inner peace for which every one of us longs. No human being can ever be satisfied by money or success or prestige or anything else the world can offer. What we are really searching for… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
As we get deeper, we move closer and closer to other people; we feel closer to life as a whole. — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
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 Image
