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| Easwaran's program for spiritual growth consists of eight points: | Easwaran's program for spiritual growth consists of eight points: | ||
| * Meditation | * Meditation | ||
| * '']'', or mental repetition of a '']''' | * '']'', or mental repetition of a '']''' | ||
| * Putting others first | * Putting others first | ||
| * One-pointedness | * One-pointedness | ||
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| * Reading the writings of the mystics | * Reading the writings of the mystics | ||
| Easwaran founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation and |
Easwaran founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation and Nilgiri Press. Easwaran died in October, 1999. | ||
| ===Bibliography=== | ===Bibliography=== | ||
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| *''To Love Is to Know Me (Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Vol. 3)'', 1985 | *''To Love Is to Know Me (Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Vol. 3)'', 1985 | ||
| *''The Bhagavad Gita'' (Translator), 1985 | *''The Bhagavad Gita'' (Translator), 1985 | ||
| *''The Dhammapada'' (Translator) |
*''The Dhammapada'' (Translator), 1986 | ||
| *''The Upanishads'' (Translator), 1987 | *''The Upanishads'' (Translator), 1987 | ||
| *''The Compassionate Universe'', 1989 | *''The Compassionate Universe'', 1989 | ||
| *''Climbing the Blue Mountain: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey'', 1992 | *''Climbing the Blue Mountain: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey'', 1992 | ||
| *''Dialogue With Death: A Journey Through Consciousness'', 1992 | *''Dialogue With Death: A Journey Through Consciousness'', 1992 | ||
| *''Love Never Faileth: The Inspiration of Saint Francis, Saint Augustine, Saint Paul, Mother Teresa'', with Carol L. Flinders, 1993 | *''Love Never Faileth: The Inspiration of Saint Francis, Saint Augustine, Saint Paul, Mother Teresa'', with introductions by Carol L. Flinders, 1993 | ||
| *''Seeing With the Eyes of Love: Relfections on a Classic of Christian Mysticism'', 1993 | *''Seeing With the Eyes of Love: Relfections on a Classic of Christian Mysticism'', 1993 | ||
| *''The Play of God: Visions of the Life of Krishna'' by Devi Vanamali, et al, 1995 | *''The Play of God: Visions of the Life of Krishna'' by Devi Vanamali, et al, 1995 | ||
| *''The Monkey and the Mango: Stories of My Granny'' |
*''The Monkey and the Mango: Stories of My Granny'' (Illustrated by Ilka Jerabek), 1996 | ||
| *''Original Goodness: On the Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount'', 1996 | *''Original Goodness: On the Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount'', 1996 | ||
| *''Seeing With the Eyes of Love: Eknath Easwaran on the Imitation of Christ'', 1996 | *''Seeing With the Eyes of Love: Eknath Easwaran on the Imitation of Christ'', 1996 | ||
| *''The Undiscovered Country: Exploring the Promise of Death'', 1996 | *''The Undiscovered Country: Exploring the Promise of Death'', 1996 | ||
| *''Words to Live |
*''Words to Live By: Inspiration for Every Day'', 1996 | ||
| *''Gandhi |
*''Gandhi the Man: The Story of His Transformation'', et al, 1997 | ||
| *''In Quest of God: The Saga of an Extraordinary Pilgrimage'' |
*''In Quest of God: The Saga of an Extraordinary Pilgrimage'' by Swami Ramdas, 2002 (Introduction) | ||
| *''A Higher Image'', 2002 | *''A Higher Image'', 2002 | ||
| *''Love Alters Not'', 2002 | *''Love Alters Not'', 2002 | ||
| *''God Makes the Rivers to Flow: Sacred Literature of the World'', 2003 | *''God Makes the Rivers to Flow: Sacred Literature of the World'', 2003 | ||
| *''Your Life |
*''Your Life Is Your Message: Finding Harmony With Yourself, Others, and the Earth'' | ||
| *''Conquest of Mind: Learning to Think in Freedom'' | *''Conquest of Mind: Learning to Think in Freedom'' | ||
| *''Take Your Time: Finding Balance in a Hurried World'' | *''Take Your Time: Finding Balance in a Hurried World'' | ||
| ⚫ | *''Thousand Names of Vishnu : a selection with commentary'' | ||
| *''Formulas for transformation : a mantram handbook'' | |||
| ⚫ | *''Thousand |
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| *''The Unstruck Bell: Powerful New Strategies for Using a Mantram'' | *''The Unstruck Bell: Powerful New Strategies for Using a Mantram'' | ||
| *''A More Ardent Fire: From Everyday Love to Love of God'' | *''A More Ardent Fire: From Everyday Love to Love of God'' | ||
| *''Supreme Ambition: Life's Goals and How to Reach It'' | *''Supreme Ambition: Life's Goals and How to Reach It'' | ||
| *''The |
*''The Mantram Handbook: Formulas for Transformation'' | ||
| *''The Constant Companion'' | *''The Constant Companion'' | ||
| *''A Man to Match His Mountains: Badshah Khan, Nonviolent Soldier of Islam'' | *''A Man to Match His Mountains: Badshah Khan, Nonviolent Soldier of Islam'' | ||
| *''Selections from the World's Most Sacred Literature'' | |||
| *''Kabir: Stages of Desire'' | *''Kabir: Stages of Desire'' | ||
| *'' |
*''With My Love and Blessings: The Teaching Years, 1966-1999, in Photographs & His Own Words'' | ||
| *''With My Love and Blessings: The Teaching Years, 1966-1999 in Photographs & His Own Words'' | |||
| *''Saint Francis: Becoming an Instrument of Peace'' | *''Saint Francis: Becoming an Instrument of Peace'' | ||
| ==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| * | *] 20:23, 14 Jun 2004 (UTC)Nilgiri Press] | ||
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Born in a village in Kerala, India in December of 1910, Eknath Easwaran was an Indian-American professor, author, translator, and religious teacher. His translations of the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and the Dhammapada are critially acclaimed. His best-selling book is called Meditation: A Simple Eight Point Program for Translating Spiritual Values into Daily Life. He was a personal acquaintance of Gandhi, and his philosophy could be considered an articulation of Gandhi's actions.
Eknath Easwaran developed a method of meditation that he called "passage meditation" -- silent repetition in the mind of memorized inspirational passages from the world's great religions. As Easwaran says, "The slow, sustained concentration on these passages drives them deep into our minds; and whatever we drive deep into consciousness, that we become."
Easwaran's program for spiritual growth consists of eight points:
- Meditation
- Japam, or mental repetition of a mantra'
- Putting others first
- One-pointedness
- Training the senses
- Slowing down
- Satsang, or a spiritual fellowship
- Reading the writings of the mystics
Easwaran founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation and Nilgiri Press. Easwaran died in October, 1999.
Bibliography
- Meditation: A Simple Eight Point Program for Translating Spiritual Ideals into Daily Life, 1978
- The End of Sorrow (The Bhagavad Gita for Living, Vol. 1), 1979
- Like a Thousand Suns (The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Vol. 2), 1979
- To Love Is to Know Me (Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Vol. 3), 1985
- The Bhagavad Gita (Translator), 1985
- The Dhammapada (Translator), 1986
- The Upanishads (Translator), 1987
- The Compassionate Universe, 1989
- Climbing the Blue Mountain: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey, 1992
- Dialogue With Death: A Journey Through Consciousness, 1992
- Love Never Faileth: The Inspiration of Saint Francis, Saint Augustine, Saint Paul, Mother Teresa, with introductions by Carol L. Flinders, 1993
- Seeing With the Eyes of Love: Relfections on a Classic of Christian Mysticism, 1993
- The Play of God: Visions of the Life of Krishna by Devi Vanamali, et al, 1995
- The Monkey and the Mango: Stories of My Granny (Illustrated by Ilka Jerabek), 1996
- Original Goodness: On the Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount, 1996
- Seeing With the Eyes of Love: Eknath Easwaran on the Imitation of Christ, 1996
- The Undiscovered Country: Exploring the Promise of Death, 1996
- Words to Live By: Inspiration for Every Day, 1996
- Gandhi the Man: The Story of His Transformation, et al, 1997
- In Quest of God: The Saga of an Extraordinary Pilgrimage by Swami Ramdas, 2002 (Introduction)
- A Higher Image, 2002
- Love Alters Not, 2002
- God Makes the Rivers to Flow: Sacred Literature of the World, 2003
- Your Life Is Your Message: Finding Harmony With Yourself, Others, and the Earth
- Conquest of Mind: Learning to Think in Freedom
- Take Your Time: Finding Balance in a Hurried World
- Thousand Names of Vishnu : a selection with commentary
- The Unstruck Bell: Powerful New Strategies for Using a Mantram
- A More Ardent Fire: From Everyday Love to Love of God
- Supreme Ambition: Life's Goals and How to Reach It
- The Mantram Handbook: Formulas for Transformation
- The Constant Companion
- A Man to Match His Mountains: Badshah Khan, Nonviolent Soldier of Islam
- Kabir: Stages of Desire
- With My Love and Blessings: The Teaching Years, 1966-1999, in Photographs & His Own Words
- Saint Francis: Becoming an Instrument of Peace
External Links
- Blue Mountain Center of Meditation and --69.106.61.178 20:23, 14 Jun 2004 (UTC)Nilgiri Press
- Easwaran biography