Eknath Easwaran
Eknath Easwaran
Eknath Easwaranwas a spiritual teacher, an author of books on meditation and ways to lead a fulfilling life, as well as a translator and interpreter of Indian literature...
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Eknath Easwaran quotes about
essence meditation focus
Eventually, meditation will make our mind calm, clear, and as concentrated as a laser which we can focus at will. This capacity of one-pointed attention is the essence of genius. When we have this mastery over attention in everything we do, we have a genius for life.
thinking meditation mindfulness
Don't think the purpose of meditation is to go deep into consciousness, wrap a blanket around yourself, and say, 'How cozy! I'm going to curl up in here by myself; let the world burn.' Not at all. We go deep into meditation so that we can reach out further and further to the world outside.
meditation choices emotion
As meditation deepens, compulsions, cravings and fits of emotion begin to lose their power to dictate our behavior. We see clearly that choices are possible; we can say yes or we can say no. It is profoundly liberating.
meditation mind tubs
Imagine a hot tub for the mind. That is what meditation is; it can bathe your mind in relaxing thoughts.
meditation principles
This is the central principle of meditation: we become what we meditate on.
yoga giving meditation
Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose.
exercise meditation mind
Meditation is warm-up exercise for the mind, so that you can jog through the rest of the day without getting agitated or spraining your patience.
behavior crisis experience future great incidents last life others particular relationships takes tells wait
It takes a lot of experience of life to see why some relationships last and others do not. But we do not have to wait for a crisis to get an idea of the future of a particular relationship. Our behavior in little every incidents tells us a great deal.
consciousness splits time
Doing two or more things at the same time splits our consciousness in two or more ways.
home compassion elephants
The earth was our home, she would have said, but no less was it home to the oxen that pulled our plows or the elephants that roamed in the forest and worked for us. They lived with us as partners whose well-being was inseparable from our own.
wisdom may relevance
Wisdom may be perennial, but to see its relevance we must see it lived out.
self mindfulness glorious
By removing that which is petty and self-seeking, we bring forth all that is glorious and mindful of the whole.
spiritual giving joy
In the spiritual lore of India there is a story that the Lord whispered only one word in our ears when he sent us into the world: 'Give.' Give freely of your time, your talent, your resources; give without asking for anything in return. This is the secret of living in joy and security.
decision negative action
The ancestor of every destructive action, every destructive decision, is a negative thought.