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Timeless Wisdom: Passages for Meditation from the World's Saints & Sages



SKU: 027-4
Size: 5.25'' X 8.5''
ISBN: 978-1-58638-027-4
Pages: 232
Author: Eknath Easwaran
Formats: Paperback

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Passage Meditation contains Easwaran’s practical instructions for his method of meditation on spiritual texts, or passages. Timeless Wisdom is his personal selection of passages suitable for meditation from all the world’s traditions, in a compact edition.

Here you’ll find flashes of insight from the Hindu Upanishads, prayers of comfort from the Christian saints, psalms from the Old Testament, songs of praise from the Sufis, and deep inspiration from the Buddhist and Taoist traditions. Positive, practical, and uplifting, these passages express the universal ideals of love, steadfastness, and wisdom.

Timeless Wisdom is perfect for immediate inspiration, for concentrated study, and as a sourcebook for passage meditation. This is a book to read again and again, each time drawing more deeply from the well of inspiration within its pages.

“The passages become lifelines, guiding you to the source of wisdom deep within and the guiding you back into daily life . . . This is the secret of meditation: you become what you meditate on.” – Eknath Easwaran

Features
  • This anthology is a compact version of God Makes the Rivers to Flow, with a new preface and some new texts.
  • This edition has a new cover, french flaps and a two-color, easy-to read internal design.

Table of Contents |

Preface – In the Company of Saints & Sages
Introduction

Note: These are the first 20 passages of a total of 204, to give you an idea of the contents of this book.

St. Francis of Assisi: The Prayer of St. Francis
Isha Upanishad: The Inner Ruler
Lao Tzu: Holding to the Constant
Abraham Isaac Kook: Radiant Is the World Soul
Hasan Kaimi Baba: The Path of Love
St. Teresa of Avila: Let Nothing Upset You
The Buddha: Twin Verses
St. Symeon the New Theologian: I Know That He Reveals Himself
Dov Baer of Mezhirech: Cast Aside What Limits You
Bhagavad Gita: The Way of Love
Gospel of St. Matthew: The Beautitudes
Kabir: The Unstruck Bells and Drums
Thomas a Kempis: The Wonderful Effect of Divine Love
Swami Omkar: Prayer for Peace
Rabi'a: Dawn Prayer
Eleazar Azikri: Beloved of the Soul
Psalm 23: The Lord Is My Shepherd
The Buddha: Discourse on Good Will
Ansari of Herat: Invocations
Bhagavad Gita: Whatever You Do

Excerpt from Timeless Wisdom |

The passages in this book . . . show us our original goodness. They remind us that whatever mistakes we may have made in the past, however self-centered our words or behavior might be today, at the center of our personality lies a spark of the divine that can never be extinguished, does not even have to be earned, for it is an essential part of our nature as human beings.

When you and I look into a mirror, we see a familiar face with a distressing tendency to show fatigue or age. But that is not what the mystics see. They look at us – through us, into us – and see something transcendent, luminous, timeless, “the Face behind all faces”:

I look into the mirror and see my own beauty;
I see the truth of the universe revealing itself as me.
I rise in the sky as the morning sun, do not be surprised . . .
I am Light itself, reflected in the heart of everyone.
– Fakhruddin Araqi


Media Reviews and Endorsements |

Please note: These reviews are for Easwaran’s longer anthology, God Makes the Rivers to Flow. When we receive reviews of Timeless Wisdom, we’ll post them on this Web page.

“Powerful, positive, practical, universal in appeal and of great literary beauty, the pieces in the collection remind us that life has a purpose in which each person has a meaningful part; that all creation is one and full of divinity; that every moment is precious; and what gives life meaning is love and human relationships.”
– Fellowship in Prayer

“This is an expertly crafted, beautifully presented book containing words of inspiration from some of the greatest literature, religious and spiritual, from around the world . . . 12-Steppers and others who are seeking deeper readings than short quotations will find it useful and inspiring for meditations and stimulating deep reflections.”
– Recovery Times

“As an attractive sampler of sacred literature, God Makes the Rivers to Flow would be impressive enough. But these passages were chosen by writer Eknath Easwaran for their transformative power. The book offers instructions for meditating on the passages, which include selections from the Upanishads, the Torah, the Bhagavad Gita, the Bible, and Taoist and Islamic texts. The meanings and rhythms of the selections are calming. Their beauty inevitably emanates from their simplicity.”
– New Age Journal

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Reader Reviews
Name: A.G
Date: 01/05/2009
Review: Have you found the compact version the same or better than God Makes the Rivers to Flow?

Name: Susan T.
Date: 08/30/2008
Review: I have just about wore out my copy of GOD MAKES THE RIVERS TO FLOW. I am so excited about buying the compact version since I travel alot. Hope to pick it up at the retreat next month.


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