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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 22
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Talk 1: The sixth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains Sri Krishna's instructions in meditation. Easwaran concentrates on two of the verses from which he drew the basic elements of his mode of meditation. As he focuses on the details of time, place, and posture, he also provides glimpses into the supreme purpose of meditation - to rise above ordinary consciousness and become aware of the divine ground of our existence. Talk 2: Along with meditation,...
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 32
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Talk 1: In this talk, given on the Buddha's birthday, Easwaran addresses the theme of change. We can all change ourselves completely through the practice of meditation. Change is the very fabric of life, and if we accept it as an opportunity to remake ourselves for the better, we discover the joy of self-mastery - a sense of ease and well-being even amidst the most difficult transitions. Talk 2: We all face painful changes in life, sooner or later....
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 10
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Talk 1: This talk was given five days after the freeing of a humpback whale, nicknamed Humphrey. The whale had swum sixty miles up and down the Sacramento River until he was guided back out through the Golden Gate and to the open sea. For Easwaran, Humphrey's story provides a useful analogy for the human situation. "We are all made in the image of the Lord, " he says, "and we are all meant to swim in the sea of love that is God." Talk 2: Easwaran...
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 30
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Talk 1: Easwaran is commenting on the last chapter of the Dhammapada, in which the Buddha tells us to cross the river bravely - to face and overcome our inner obstacles on the path of sadhana, or spiritual practice. A person who practices spiritual disciplines is considered a sadhak. Later in the talk, Easwaran presents the tools we need most for this difficult challenge - meditation and the use of the mantram. Talk 2: Easwaran explores how we can...
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 35
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Talk 1: Easwaran offers some practical suggestions for improving our meditation. He points out that we have a fundamental choice, at all times: "Shall I do what is pleasing, appealing, only to me? Or shall I do what will benefit all?" By choosing the selfless way forward, our meditation will deepen. Talk 2: Easwaran explains how, as we go deeper in meditation, we confront some powerful distractions, which Easwaran calls by the Sanskrit term, samskaras....
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 5
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Talk 1: Easwaran uses the metaphor of extreme mountaineering to present a vision of our true destiny. He describes how we can transcend our evolutionary legacy and harness our will and desire to attain the goal. Talk 2: Easwaran comments on quotes from major figures, both spiritual and secular. The date of the talk is January 3, 1987, so his theme is renewal - not just of ourselves, but of the world we live in. His first quote, from Mahatma Gandhi,...
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 9
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Part 1: Easwaran narrates the story of the Compassionate Buddha with great warmth, a wealth of detail, and even, it seems, a personal familiarity. He identifies deeply with the Buddha, and sees in the Buddha's life story a map for his own spiritual development. Similarly, this talk can help us to find a map for our own progress toward spiritual fulfillment. Part 2: Easwaran pays homage to the tremendous force of love released by the Buddha's life....
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 3
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Talk 1: Saint Thérèse of Lisieux was called by Pope Pius X "the greatest saint of modern times." Easwaran points out that her appeal extends far beyond the walls of her convent, and even of her Catholic faith. He explains the gradual process we need to follow in order to withdraw our attention from ourselves and place it onto others, resting it ultimately on God. Talk 2: Easwaran shows how Thérèse echoes the core message of the world's great mystics....
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 27
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Talk 1: Commenting on the Dhammapada of the Buddha, Easwaran presents the skills that come from training the mind. First and foremost is the ability to leave behind negative thinking. Or rather, to be able simply to tell our negative thought patterns to leave. In Sanskrit, those negative habits of thought are called samskaras, which Easwaran defines as selfish impulses and negative emotions. Talk 2: Easwaran speaks about reject thoughts, the ones...
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 7
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Talk 1: Easwaran had just undergone painful oral surgery, and he uses the story as an opportunity to examine the life-transforming concept of yajna, a Sanskrit word that can be defined as "worship, offering, or sacrifice." This ideal, of offering the best of oneself to the world and to God, is central to many of the world's spiritual traditions. Talk 2: Easwaran explores the fundamentals of mysticism and their practical implications for daily life....
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 12
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Talk 1: This video contains excerpts from talks on the Thousand Names of God, an Indian devotional text. Over the course of several years Easwaran commented on a selection of those names, revealing their practical application for daily living. Talk 2: Drawing on the Thousand Names of God, Easwaran describes how to use a mantram to transform our consciousness and gain mastery over our character and daily conduct. Here he is focusing on the mind's surprising...
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 17
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Talk 1: Easwaran draws upon the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi as an exemplar of true devotion, or bhakti. Bhakti is far more than sentimental emotion. It is a vibrant state of health and effectiveness in which action, knowledge, and love are fused into a force that leads to great selfless achievements. To develop such devotion requires a growing capacity to get absorbed in meditation, or contemplative prayer as it is called in some traditions. Talk...
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 36
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Talk 1: Easwaran comments on the concluding verses from the Dhammapada. What does it mean to rest our mind in our highest Self? How do we get to that state? By not looking to the past or to the future, Easwaran answers, but by resting in the joy of the Self that is ever present, deep in our consciousness. He ends this talk with a glorious description of his own inner spiritual journey. Talk 2: Easwaran concludes his series of talks on the great Buddhist...
16) Self-mastery
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 23
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Talk 1: Easwaran uses a classic image of Raja Yoga: when we have gained mastery over ourselves through meditation, our thoughts obey us as grateful citizens obey a beloved leader. Sense training becomes natural, he says, when we have trained our thoughts to rest in spiritual ideals. Talk 2: This talk responds to a series of questions on self-will and the thinking process. It provides much practical guidance, as well as a fascinating glimpse into Easwaran's...
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 18
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Talk 1: Easwaran uses the simile of space travel to describe in fascinating terms the adventure of self-discovery. His tone is playful and often humorous, but his insights go right to the deepest and most practical questions of the spiritual life. Though only a few people can be astronauts, all of us have the capacity to be "atmanauts" using meditation and the allied disciplines to voyage through the inner world and discover our real Self, called...
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 31
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Talk 1: This talk was given in the hundredth anniversary year of Einstein's birth, and Easwaran uses many anecdotes about Einstein to illustrate his theme of the spiritual fight - the contest between us and our old negative habits of thinking and acting. Talk 2: Easwaran uses two vivid metaphors to bring home the urgency of the spiritual life. The first is a cautionary illustration of what can happen to all of us when we don't learn to control our...
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 13
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Talk 1: Selected from a series of talks on the Chandogya Upanishad, "You Are That" draws its title from the spiritual teaching which a young man named Shvetaketu receives from his father: "There is nothing that does not come from God. Of everything he is the inmost self. He is the truth. He is the Self supreme. You are that, Shvetaketu, you are that." Talk 2: Drawing on the Thousand Names of God, Easwaran describes how to use a mantram to transform...
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 26
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Talk 1: This talk includes a marvelous description of Easwaran's meditation, in which he shows how, with intense concentration, the inspirational passage can become a deeply personal message of transformation. He closes with an inspiring portrait of the person who has truly trained the mind - secure, content, joyful, and heir to a seemingly inexhaustible supply of patience and endurance. Talk 2: In this talk we see the practical benefits of training...
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