EKNATH EASWARAN

'Eknath Easwaran' (December, 1910 – October, 1999) was born in a village in Kerala, India. His translations of the ''Bhagavad Gita'', the ''Upanishads'', and the ''Dhammapada'' are critically acclaimed. His best-selling book is called ''Meditation: A Simple Eight Point Program for Translating Spiritual Values into Daily Life''. He was influenced by Gandhi, whom Easwaran met when he was a young man.
Eknath Easwaran developed a method of meditation called "Passage Meditation" — silent repetition in the mind of memorized inspirational passages from the world's great religions. As Easwaran says, "The slow, sustained concentration on these passages drives them deep into our minds; and whatever we drive deep into consciousness, that we become."
Easwaran's program for spiritual growth consists of eight points:

★ Passage Meditation

★ The repetition of a ''mantram'' (a holy word or phrase), sometimes referred to as ''Japam''

★ Slowing down

★ One-pointedness

★ Training the senses

★ Putting others first

★ ''Satsang'', or a spiritual fellowship

★ Reading the writings of the mystics
Easwaran founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation and Nilgiri Press, which published over two dozen books by him.

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Bibliography

★ ''Meditation: Commonsense Directions for an Uncommon Life'', 1978 (ISBN 0-915132-66-4)

★ ''The End of Sorrow (The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Vol. 1)'', 1979 (ISBN 0-915132-17-6)

★ ''Like a Thousand Suns (The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Vol. 2)'', 1979 (ISBN 0-915132-18-4)

★ ''To Love Is to Know Me (Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Vol. 3)'', 1985 (ISBN 0-915132-19-2)

★ ''The Bhagavad Gita'' (Translator), 2007 (ISBN 978-158638-019-9)

★ ''The Dhammapada'' (Translator), 2007 (ISBN 978-1-58638-020-5)

★ ''The Upanishads'' (Translator), 1987

★ ''The Compassionate Universe'', 1989

★ ''Climbing the Blue Mountain: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey'', 1992

★ ''Dialogue With Death: A Journey Through Consciousness'', 1992

★ ''Love Never Faileth: The Inspiration of Saint Francis, Saint Augustine, Saint Paul, Mother Teresa'', with introductions by Carol L. Flinders, 1993

★ ''Seeing With the Eyes of Love: Relfections on a Classic of Christian Mysticism'', 1993

★ ''The Play of God: Visions of the Life of Krishna'' by Devi Vanamali, et al, 1995

★ ''The Monkey and the Mango: Stories of My Granny'' (Illustrated by Ilka Jerabek), 1996

★ ''Original Goodness: On the Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount'', 1996

★ ''Seeing With the Eyes of Love: Eknath Easwaran on the Imitation of Christ'', 1996

★ ''The Undiscovered Country: Exploring the Promise of Death'', 1996

★ ''Words to Live By: Inspiration for Every Day'', 1996

★ ''Gandhi the Man: The Story of His Transformation'', et al, 1997

★ ''In Quest of God: The Saga of an Extraordinary Pilgrimage'' by Swami Ramdas, 2002 (Introduction)

★ ''A Higher Image'', 2002

★ ''Love Alters Not'', 2002

★ ''God Makes the Rivers to Flow: Sacred Literature of the World'', 2003

★ ''Your Life Is Your Message: Finding Harmony With Yourself, Others, and the Earth''

★ ''Conquest of Mind: Learning to Think in Freedom''

★ ''Take Your Time: Finding Balance in a Hurried World''

★ ''Thousand Names of Vishnu: a selection with commentary''

★ ''The Unstruck Bell: Powerful New Strategies for Using a Mantram''

★ ''A More Ardent Fire: From Everyday Love to Love of God''

★ ''Supreme Ambition: Life's Goals and How to Reach It''

★ ''The Mantram Handbook: Formulas for Transformation''

★ ''The Constant Companion''

★ ''A Man to Match His Mountains: Badshah Khan, Nonviolent Soldier of Islam''

★ ''Kabir: Stages of Desire''

★ ''With My Love and Blessings: The Teaching Years, 1966-1999, in Photographs & His Own Words''

★ ''Saint Francis: Becoming an Instrument of Peace''

External links

★ Blue Mountain Center of Meditation and Nilgiri Press

★ Easwaran biography