View Cart- Eknath Easwaran (1910–1999) is a spiritual teacher for our times and the founder of the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation. A professor of English literature, acclaimed writer, and lecturer, he wrote 27 books, which have been translated into 26 languages. For almost forty years, he taught Passage Meditation and his Eight Point Program as practical tools for living high ideals in the home and community.
Blue Mountain Center
We offer instruction and guidance in the Eight Point Program of passage meditation and allied living skills developed by Eknath Easwaran. Many around the world are using this Eight Point Program to:
- sharpen concentration
- deal effectively with stress
- release deep reserves of energy
- transform anger
- leave behind painful memories and live fully in the present
- develop unsuspected capacities of insight and understanding
- learn to love more fully than they had thought possible
- discover their unique contribution to life
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Current Journal Issue
Spring 2008 (Posted February 20, 2008)
Current Journal Issue
Read our quarterly journal, Blue Mountain, on-line – or sign up for a free subscription.
Fellowship Groups
Fellowship Groups
Contact information for the more than 100 meditation fellowship groups that meet around the world to provide support in the practice of Eknath Easwaran's Eight Point Program.
Strategic Plan for the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation
Strategic Plan
Share our new vision for next ten years.
List of Mantrams
List of Mantrams
A list of mantrams recommended by Easwaran – with MP3 audio clips of a few of them.
Monthly Video Study Series
Monthly Video Study Series
Our Monthly Video Study Series includes two half-hour talks by Eknath Easwaran each month, with a detailed self-study guide. Join for any length of time and cancel at any time.
In Online Store you
will find all of Eknath Easwaran’s books and tapes
described, with links to a secure shopping cart.
In Learn to Meditate you will find complete instructions in Eknath Easwaran’s method of passage meditation and a full discussion of the other spiritual practices of his Eight Point Program.
In Retreats & Programs you will find a full listing of the day and weekend meditation retreats we offer in the US, Canada, and Europe.
Easwaran’s approach is free from dogma and ritual. It can be used within your own cultural and religious background to relieve stress, heal relationships, release deeper resources, and realize your highest spiritual potential.
Please contact us by phone or e-mail (see below) with any questions or comments.