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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.

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.

Why is a teacher important? And how can we find an authentic one? Easwaran, a recognized authority on spiritual living, has guided earnest students around the world. He tells us that to make real progress on the spiritual path, we need encouragement, inspiration, and practical guidance from someone who has made the journey before us - an experienced guide who can show us a safe path up the spiritual mountain.

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

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 second talk in the series.

These short stories are based on Easwaran's childhood memories of his Granny, who turned everyday events into wise, gentle teachings. As a father of two small children, Paul injects warmth and fun into this recording - appealing for grown-ups, too. Eknath Easwaran (1910 - 1999) is respected around the world as a teacher of meditation and an authentic guide to universal wisdom. More than 1.5 million copies of his books are in print around the world

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.

Controlling the mind is easier said than done. Easwaran uses the metaphor of a house, fine on the outside but internally in disarray, to illustrate the challenges in controlling the mind and the techniques we may use to achieve that control.

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

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

This is the third in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. This talk discusses book one, chapter four, "Of Wisdom and Foresight in Our Actions"; chapter five, "Of Reading the Holy Scriptures"; and chapter six, "Of Inordinate Affections".

This is the 14th in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. This talk discusses book 1, chapter 24.

This is the fifth in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis. In this talk Easwaran discusses book one, chapter 12, "Of the Profit of Adversity", and chapter 13, "Of Resisting Temptation".

This is the 11th 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 1, chapter 21, "Of Compunction of Heart".

This is the 12th 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 1, chapter 22, "Of the Consideration of Human Misery".

This is the 24th 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 2, chapter 9, "Of the want of all comfort".

This is the 10th talk in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis. In this talk Easwaran continues reading and discussing book one, chapter 20, "Of the Love of Solitude and Silence".

This is the 16th in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. In this talk Easwaran continues reading and discussing book 1, chapter 25, "Of the Zealous Amendment of Our Whole Life."