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Eknath Easwaran grew up in Gandhi's India and was deeply inspired by him. As a young man, he read Gandhi's weekly articles and visited his ashram, walking with Gandhi and observing him in deep meditation during his prayer service. What fascinated Easwaran was Gandhi's magnificent spiritual transformation - from a shy, ineffectual lawyer to the Mahatma, the "great soul" who led millions of Indians in their successful nonviolent struggle for independence.

Meditation is the key to finding the Self, and Easwaran recommends this prayer, which begins "Lord make me an instrument of thy peace . . . ," as the first passage to use when learning to meditate. In this talk Easwaran explores the four pillars of wisdom and then gives a line-by-line commentary on the prayer.

A line by line commentary on the Twenty-third Psalm.

The Imitation of Christ is a classic devotional work on how to live like Jesus. In its entirety, there 50 separate talks, Easwaran goes through each chapter, bringing it to life for the modern listener. These are the first ten talks in the series.

In this historic recording Eknath Easwaran, who taught meditation and spiritual living for over 40 years, reads his selection of lifeaffirming writings from the saints, sages, and scriptures of the Christian, Hindu, Sufi, Jewish, Buddhist, and Taoist traditions. This collection includes passages from Easwaran’s translations of the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and the Dhammapada. Easwaran’s reading is sonorous and deep, slowing down the mind and drawing us into a world of timeless wisdom where our worries and concerns fall back into perspective.

The Upanishads are among the oldest of the Indian wisdom texts, the records of teaching sessions of illumined sages and their students, who were asking the fundamental questions of life. Easwaran's translation of these classic texts has been highly acclaimed, and in these informal talks to close students he draws out the main themes of eleven Upanishads.

Eknath Easwaran selects key verses from his acclaimed translation of the Buddha's Dhammapada, and explains in these informal talks to his close students how the Buddha's timeless words can guide us in our lives today.

In this series of informal talks to close students, Eknath Easwaran comments on short extracts from the Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis, a classic 15th-century Christian text. Recognizing that these gems of spiritual counselling are expressed in difficult, medieval language, Easwaran takes care to place them in a contemporary context. He shows how this great text contains much sound, sensitive psychology that can guide us in making wise choices today.

Easwaran the meditation teacher gives insights into strengthening the mind and the body to help overcome common problems during meditation.

Anger is a powerful force. Easwaran inspires us to transform it into a constructive, healing friend.

Easwaran explains how we can clear our minds of the clutter that prevents us from living our lives the way we want to live.

Easwaran gives clear, practical, step-by-step instructions in passage meditation: four talks recorded during an intensive course for the University of California Berkeley Extension. In passage meditation, you focus attention on passages, or texts, drawn from all the world’s sacred traditions. You choose the passages that appeal to you, so this universal method stays fresh and inspiring, prompting you to live out your highest ideals. Meditation is supported by the mantram and six other spiritual tools to help us stay calm, kind, and focused throughout the day.

This is the 38th in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. In this talk, Easwaran reads and discusses book 3, chapter 6, "Of the proof of a true love of Christ".

This is the 39th in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. In this talk, Easwaran continues to read and discuss book 3, chapter 7, "Concealing grace under the guard of humility".

This is the 35th in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. In this talk, Easwaran continues to read and discuss book 3, chapter 4, "That we ought to live in truth and humility".

This is the 36th in a long series of talks Eknath Eawaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. In this talk, Easwaran continues to read and discuss book 3, chapter 5, "Of the wonderful effects of divine love".

This is the fourth in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis. This talk discusses book one, chapters 8 through 11.

This is the eighth in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis. In this talk Easwaran reads and discusses book one, chapter 19, "Of the Exercises of a Good Religious Person".

The Imitation of Christ is a classic devotional work on how to live like Jesus. In its entirety, there 50 separate talks, Easwaran goes through each chapter, bringing it to life for the modern listener. This is the first talk in the series.

The Imitation of Christ is a classic devotional work on how to live like Jesus. In 50 separate talks, Easwaran goes through each chapter, bringing it to life for the modern listener. This is the third set of ten talks in the series.