Eknath Easwaran

When we truly are putting others first, we cannot but feel at peace with ourselves.

— Eknath Easwaran

The real essentials of life - compassion, kindness, good will, forgiveness - are what is fundamental to living as a true human…

— Eknath Easwaran

At the beginning of every winter people are careful to install storm windows. These extra panes of glass protect their houses against…

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A calm mind releases the most precious capacity a human being can have: the capacity to turn anger into compassion, fear into…

— Eknath Easwaran

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

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

— Eknath Easwaran

“Meditation is the basis of a life of splendid health, untiring energy, unfailing love, and abiding wisdom. It is the very foundation…

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Love is so exquisitely elusive. It cannot be bought, cannot be badgered, cannot be hijacked. It is available only in one rare…

— Eknath Easwaran

Meditation is warm-up exercise for the mind, so that you can jog through the rest of the day without getting agitated or…

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By removing that which is petty and self-seeking, we bring forth all that is glorious and mindful of the whole.

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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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To be secure everywhere is the mark of sophistication, to be unshakable is the mark of courage, to be permanently in love…

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

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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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“We expect professional and financial success to require time and effort. Why do we take success in our relationships for granted? Why…

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Our deepest need is for the joy that comes with knowing we are of genuine use to others.

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When mystics use the word love, they use it very carefully - in the deeply spiritual sense, where to love is to…

— Eknath Easwaran

The earth was our home, she would have said, but no less was it home to the oxen that pulled our plows…

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“Let nothing upset you; Let nothing frighten you. Everything is changing; God alone is changeless. Patience attains the goal. Who has God…

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In memorizing the prayer, it may be helpful to remind yourself that you are not addressing some extraterrestrial being outside you. The…

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Mastery does not come from dabbling. We have to be prepared to pay the price. We need to have the sustained enthusiasm…

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The eye cannot see it; the mind cannot grasp it. The deathless Self (the Supreme Soul or God) has neither caste nor…

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Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose.

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Every angry thought makes it a little easier to get angry the next time, and a little more likely.

— Eknath Easwaran

“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