in Tomales, CA
in Your Area
“My grandmother, who was my spiritual teacher, always used the
tamarind tree to illustrate the power of ordinary people. The
tamarind is a big tree, with very small, thin leaves. On a hot
day, the people of my old state of Kerala like to sleep in its
shade. The leaves are so numerous and are packed so close
together that they protect us from the tropical sun just as if
they were one large canopy. ‘Little Lamp, you don’t have to look
for big people,’ Granny would tell me. ‘Look for little people
like yourself, then band together and work together in
harmony.’” – Eknath Easwaran
You can play an essential role in changing lives and building a better world.
The Blue Mountain Center depends on contributions from readers and friends like you to cover over half of its annual expenses.
Everything we do depends on your support. By giving, you bring inspiration, hope, and tools for self-transformation to people around the world.
Follow these links to find out more:
The Lives Your Gift Will Touch
What Your Contributions Can Do
Make A Gift
Sign up for a free daily email message. Start your day with inspirational quotations accompanied by Easwaran’s wise and practical commentaries.
The BMCM offers retreats on passage meditation for beginners, experienced meditators, young adults, and those over 65 or facing life-threatening illness. For more information follow the link – or call us at 800.475.2369 or 707.878.2369.
DVD 30: “Meditation is good for long vision. Whatever the consequences of certain acts, we can put on steel-rimmed spectacles and see those consequences.”
Bring the deep wisdom of the heart into daily life by meditating on spiritual passages that embody your highest ideals.
"The need to return to the source of our being is nothing less than an evolutionary imperative – the drive to realize our full human potential."
“Can you spend time with those you dislike for the sake of the greater good? If you can, you are making good progress on the spiritual path.”
Take Your Time: How to Find Patience, Peace, and Meaning
Step back, slow down, find a doorway to joy and serenity where you least expected it.
Instruction in passage meditation
"This is the heart of my program: meditation for half an hour every morning, as early as is convenient. Do not increase this period; if you want to meditate more, have half an hour in the evening also, preferably at the very end of the day."
Saint Teresa of Avila: Her Heart
Is Full of Joy
“Her heart is full of joy with love, For in the Lord her mind is stilled.” Follow link to read passage and hear Easwaran recite it.
Meditation is a two CD set giving a lively introduction to the practice of passage meditation.
“Few human beings are born with the ability to weather storm and stress with grace. But everyone can learn.”
- Thought for the Day
- Meditation Retreats
- Meditation Passages
- Privacy Statement
- Contact Us
- Site Problems, Suggestions?
Email us your comments and requests for information
| Blue Mountain Center of Meditation, PO Box 256, Tomales, CA 94971 USA
Telephone: 800.475.2369 or 707.878.2369 | Facsimile: 707.878.2375 | © 1997–2009 by The Blue Mountain Center of Meditation
| This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.