Best Eknath Easwaran Quotes
- Whenever you are angry or afraid, nervous or worried or resentful, repeat the mantram until the agitation subsides. The mantram works to steady the mind,… Afraid
- We become in part what our senses take in. Funny
- To be secure everywhere is the mark of sophistication, to be unshakable is the mark of courage, to be permanently in love with every person… Courage
- It may sound paradoxical, but however tight our schedule, however many things clamor to be done, we don't need to hurry. If we can keep… Accomplish
- We look at the world through our likes and dislikes, hopes and fears, opinions and judgments. We want everyone to behave as we think they… Accept
- When we are at home with ourselves, we are at home everywhere in the world. When we have found peace within ourselves, peace and love… Everywhere
- Today, everything I do from morning meditation on - eating breakfast, going for a walk, writing, reading, even recreation - is governed by one purpose… Account
- Wherever people gather for selfless ends, there is a vast augmentation of their individual capacities. Something wonderful, something momentous happens. An irresistible force begins to… Augmentation
- Our deepest need is for the joy that comes with knowing we are of genuine use to others. Deepest
- Activity is not achievement. It is not enough to rush about beginning a lot of things and keeping busy. A well-spent life is one that… Achievement
- This is the central principle of meditation: we become what we meditate on. Central
- When we go slower, we are more patient and when we are more patient we have a choice in how we respond. Choice
- When we try to get ourselves out of the way, we can understand much better the needs of the people closest to us. Better
- When we truly are putting others first, we cannot but feel at peace with ourselves. Feel
- Patience can't be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it. Acquired
- Love is so exquisitely elusive. It cannot be bought, cannot be badgered, cannot be hijacked. It is available only in one rare form: as the… Available
- When someone at peace and free from hurry enters a room, that person has a calming effect on everyone present. Calming
- Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose. Attention
- We can all learn to conquer hatred through love -drawing on the power released through the practice of meditation to throw all our weight, all… All
- My grandmother lived in a universe filled with life. It was impossible for her to conceive of any creature - even the smallest insect, let… Alone
- The earth was our home, she would have said, but no less was it home to the oxen that pulled our plows or the elephants… Compassion
- It takes a lot of experience of life to see why some relationships last and others do not. But we do not have to wait… Behavior