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Revision as of 15:18, 27 May 2004 by 216.68.35.208 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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 left India to avoid prosecution for biagmy and avoidance of child support, by the Nagpur High Court. He came to the Univeristy of Minnepolis where his Fulbright scholarship was revoked after which he quickly established the Center. Shortly thereafter, quite true to his nature, he sexually abused several of his disciples including his step daughter (San Jose Mercury News, 30th April, 1989).
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 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
- Love Never Faileth: The Inspiration of Saint Francis, Saint Augustine, Saint Paul, Mother Teresa, with 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 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
- Take Your Time: Finding Balance in a Hurried World
- Formulas for transformation : a mantram handbook
- 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
- Selections from the World's Most Sacred Literature
- 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