Eknath Easwaran was born in a village in Kerala, India. He served as Professor of English literature at the University of Nagpur, and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. 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.

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  • Eknath Easwaran was born in a village in Kerala, India. He served as Professor of English literature at the University of Nagpur, and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. 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 said, "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 Japa 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 publishes over two dozen books he authored.
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  • The Constant Companion.
  • What we think about constantly, we become; that is the secret of meditation and prayer.
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  • Eknath Easwaran was born in a village in Kerala, India. He served as Professor of English literature at the University of Nagpur, and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. 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.
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  • Eknath Easwaran
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