• Eknath Easwaran

    “The widest possibilities for spiritual growth lie in the give-and-take of everyday relationships.”
    EKNATH EASWARAN
    (1910–1999)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Timeless Wisdom of Eknath Easwaran

Passage Meditation – now in Chinese We were delighted to open our copies of a new foreign edition of Passage Meditation in simplified Chinese, with a smart jacket design and a beautiful photo of Easwaran, as you can see below. The publisher is Beijing Zhengqing Culture and Art, brought to us by our agent, Big Apple Tuttle Mori, and the book has already sold 3,000 copies over the last twelve months. . . . more

Retreats in Phoenix (Jan 28th) and Los Angeles, Encino (Feb 11th) From our Programs staff: Passage meditation is meant for people who live in the midst of the world, interacting with frazzled relatives and grumpy grocery clerks. It's meant for people who yearn to dwell in peace and compassion while still getting the dog to the vet and the kids to school on time. . . . more

A Practice for Today: Training the Senses "In the food we eat, the books and magazines we read, the movies we see, the television shows we watch, all of us are subject to the dictatorship of rigid personal likes and dislikes. To free yourself from this conditioning, practice juggling with your likes and dislikes cheerfully when it is in the interests of those around you - or yourself." . . . more

Easwaran on Thomas a Kempis' The Imitation of Christ: Talk 42 This is the 42nd in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis. In this talk Easwaran reads and discusses book 3, chapter 10, "That to Despise the World and Serve God is a Sweet Life." . . . more

Thought for the Day

January 28

Dreams are real as long as they last. Can we say more of life?
   – Henry Havelock Ellis

When we wake up from a dream into waking consciousness, we do not pass from unreality to reality; we pass from a lower level of reality to a higher level. And, the mystics of all religions say, there is a higher level still, compared with which this waking life of ours is as insubstantial as a dream.

Yet until we do wake up, nothing sounds more absurd than the assertion that we are dreaming, and nothing seems more solid than this world of the senses. Why should this be so? If original goodness is our real nature, why are we unable to see it? The answer is simple: because we see life not as it is but as we are. We see “through a glass darkly,” through the distorting lenses of the mind – all the layers of feeling, habit, instinct, and memory that cover the pure core of goodness deep within.

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Upcoming Introductory Retreats (no experience necessary)

  • January 28, Phoenix, AZ
  • February 11, Los Angeles, CA
  • February 25, San Francisco, CA (free seminar)
  • March 17, Dallas, TX
  • April 13–15, Tomales, CA (BMCM Headquarters)
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    Our newest free offering is our Learn to Meditate on a Passage Online Course, which is designed to help someone become established in a daily practice of passage meditation. It is a self-contained course with four parts – each including instructions, questions for reflection, and two video clips of Easwaran. A great resource for anyone who is interested in joining a Satsang or eSatsang!


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