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*''Meditation: A Simple Eight Point Program for Translating Spiritual Ideals into Daily Life'', 1978 *''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 *''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 *''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 *''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), Stephen H. Ruppenthal, 1986 *''The Dhammapada'' (Translator), Stephen H. Ruppenthal, 1986

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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 mthod 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 founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation and the 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), Stephen H. Ruppenthal, 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
  • 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
  • Classics of Christian Inspiration: Love Never Faileth, Seeing With the Eyes of Love, Original Goodness, 1996
  • Love Never Faileth: Eknath Easwaran on St. Francis, St. Augustine, Mother Teresa and St. Paul, 1996
  • 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
  • Nonviolent Soldier of Islam, 1999
  • In Quest of God: The Saga of an Extraordinary Pilgrimage with Ramdas, 2002
  • 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
  • The Mantram Handbook
  • Take Your Time: Finding Balance in a Hurried World
  • Nonviolent Soldier of Islam: Badshah Khan, a Man to Match His Mountains
  • Original Goodness: Strategies for Uncovering Your Hidden Spiritual Resources
  • Formulas for transformation : a mantram handbook
  • God Makes the Rivers to Flow: Selections from the Sacred Literature of the World Chosen for Daily Meditation
  • Meditation: Commonsense Directions for an Uncommon Life
  • Thousand names of Vishnu : a selection with commentary
  • Conquest of Mind
  • The Unstruck Bell: Powerful New Strategies for Using a Mantram
  • A More Ardent Fire: From Everyday Love to Love of God
  • Gandhi, the Man
  • 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
  • Love Never Faileth: The Inspiration of Saint Francis, Saint Augustine, Saint Paul, Mother Teresa, with Carol L. Flinders
  • Handbooks for Spiritual Growth: Mantram Handbook/Meditation
  • Selections from the World's Most Sacred Literature
  • Seeing With the Eyes of Love: Reflections on a Classic of Christian Mysticism
  • Kabir: Stages of Desire
  • Your Life Is Your Message: Finding Harmony With Yourself, Others & the Earth
  • With My Love and Blessings: The Teaching Years, 1966-1999 in Photographs & His Own Words
  • Saint Francis: Becoming an Instrument of Peace

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