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With My Love and Blessings



SKU: 002-8
Size: 9¾'' x 12¼''
ISBN: 978-1-58638-002-1
Pages: 255
Author: Eknath Easwaran
Formats: Cloth
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“With my love and blessings” is how Easwaran concluded his letters to close students in the last years of his life. Those who had the great blessing of sitting at his feet for so many years offered this book as a tribute to the teacher who gave so much of himself to so many. The book was assembled under the loving guidance of Christine Easwaran, drawing from the thousands of photographs and thousands of transcribed talks, letters, dictations, and notes in the archives of the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation and the personal collections of longtime students.

Here the teaching years 1966 - 1999 are told through photographs and in Easwaran’s own words. It’s the thrilling story of how a “mystic in scholars clothing,” as he describes himself, journeys deep into the inner world in meditation and at the same time makes the long journey from India to America, where he gathers around himself a dedicated group of students. Soon a small spiritual community is flourishing in the rolling hills of Northern California, books are coming off the press, and retreats are bringing students from the wider world. The story is all here in photos and a remarkable personal account.


Table of Contents |

Prologue
Setting the Stage: 1966 - 1969
An Ashram for Modern America: 1970 - 1985
Reaching Out: 1986 - 1991
Building the Future: 1992 - 1999

Excerpt from With My Love and Blessings |

Miracles are a matching grant. From what I know of Sri Krishna, he won’t come to your help unless you have done all the work and the door still has not opened. In our search for a retreat house, we must have driven every road within thirty miles, over and over again for years. When we finally found the perfect place, it was right in our backyard – two minutes away.

But this is neither our retreat house nor your retreat house. It is God’s retreat house. It belongs to all religions; it respects all religions. In every great religion these same truths have come down the ages. That’s why I don’t encourage anybody to change their religion. Every tradition has great mystics to draw upon, and one of the strengths of our mode of meditation is that it can be practiced in any spiritual tradition with complete loyalty.

. . . So I would like to extend to each of you the same invitation: Come here often, as often as you can. Renew your commitment. Come together to support each other and rededicate your lives to this supreme ambition. This is a waystation on your pilgrimage. This is your second home.

Media Reviews and Endorsements |

"Sri Easwaran's long-time students, friends, and family have produced this intimate volume honoring a man whose legacy lives on. Combining a text in his own words with engaging photographs, this inspiring tribute . . . is a labor of love you'll come back to again and again.

With My Love and Blessings begins in India with Sri Easwaran’s spiritual awakening ‘halfway through life’ and takes us through his experiences in the West – inspiring young people in Berkeley in the 1960s; founding his ashram, Ramagiri in Tomales, California; and his failing health in his eighties. After nearly dying he bounced back with a new lease on life, dedicating his last decade to the next generation.

Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to encounter him yourself.”
– Yoga International

“Except for brief captions of the hundreds of photographs included, the book’s text is drawn from Eknath Easwaran’s own words; more that a memoir, it conveys his wide and powerful teachings. The glow that permeates a life of spiritual endeavor and unremitting selfless service truly shines in these pages.”
– Light of Consciousness


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