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Eknath Easwaran was an Indian-American author known for his profound understanding of Eastern philosophy and spiritual life. His works blend the teachings of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity, aiming to help readers achieve spiritual growth in their daily lives. Easwaran's works include 'The Power of Silence' and 'The Art of Living', which have a wide readership around the world.

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“Imagine a hot tub for the mind. That is what meditation is; it can bathe your mind in relaxing thoughts.”

Mind Meditation Imagine Hot Tubs Hot Tub

Book:Words to Live By: Short Readings of Daily Wisdom

Source: Words to Live By: Short Readings of Daily Wisdom

“Meditation may require a lifetime to master, but it will have been a lifetime well spent. ... If you want to judge your progress, ask yourself these questions: Am I more loving? Is my judgment sounder? Do I have more energy? Can my mind remain calm under provocation? Am I free from the conditioning of anger, fear, and greed? Spiritual awareness reveals itself as eloquently in character development and selfless action as in mystical states.”

“The Lord is a good psychologist: he knows the way our minds run. Turmoil can be the Lord's way of tapping us on the shoulder and saying, 'Don't forget me.'”

Knows Way Mind Running Forget Lord Shoulders Psychologist Turmoil Tapping Forget Me Don't Forget Me

Author:Eknath Easwaran

“An unhurried mind brings the capacity to make wise choices every day - choices of how we use our time, of where we place our resources and our love. I am not just talking about avoiding the rat race, but about a life full of an artistic beauty - a life that has almost vanished from modern civilization, but is quite within the reach of everyone.”

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Book:Take Your Time: The Wisdom of Slowing Down

Source: Take Your Time: The Wisdom of Slowing Down

“The eye cannot see it; the mind cannot grasp it. The deathless Self (the Supreme Soul or God) has neither caste nor race, Neither eyes, nor ears, nor hands, nor feet, Sages, this Self is infinite, present in the great and in the small, Everlasting and changeless, the source of life.”

Mind Soul Self God Hands Eye Race Feet Source Ears Infinite Supreme Sage Everlasting Castes Source Of Life Deathless

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“International war is the sum total of millions of individual wars, raging in the minds of the people, between what is selfish and what is selfless. To the extent that you and I develop selflessness in our own hearts, to that extent we contribute to peace in our family, community, country, and world.”

People World Mind Heart War Country Individual Community Millions International Rage Selfish Our Family Selfless Selflessness

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“When the mind is still, we can become an instrument of peace.”

Mind Stills Instruments

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“Love is so exquisitely elusive. It cannot be bought, cannot be badgered, cannot be hijacked. It is available only in one rare form: as the natural response of a healthy mind and healthy heart.”

Love Life Mind Heart Form Natural Love Is Healthy Response Available Elusive Healthy Mind

Book:Original Goodness: Elknath Easwaran on the Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount

Source: Original Goodness: Elknath Easwaran on the Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount

“At the beginning of every winter people are careful to install storm windows. These extra panes of glass protect their houses against the bitter winds. We do something very similar to protect our minds through the practice of meditation.”

People Mind House Practice Meditation Wind Protect Window Winter Glasses Careful Storm Bitter Extras

Book:Your life is your message: finding harmony with yourself, others, & the earth

Source: Your life is your message: finding harmony with yourself, others, & the earth

“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.”

Mind Meditation Exercise Self Awareness Warm

Book:Conquest of Mind: Take Charge of Your Thoughts & Reshape Your Life Through Meditation

Source: Conquest of Mind: Take Charge of Your Thoughts & Reshape Your Life Through Meditation

“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.”

Mind Attention Clear Focus Meditation Genius Capacity Essence Calm Mastery Lasers

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“A calm mind releases the most precious capacity a human being can have: the capacity to turn anger into compassion, fear into fearlessness, and hatred into love.”

Mind Humans Turns Human Beings Compassion Capacity Hatred Grateful Calm Release Fearlessness Calm Mind

Author:Eknath Easwaran

“We have no need to teach pure motives to the mind. All that is necessary to make the mind pure is to undo the negative conditioning to which it has been subjected; then we will be left with Pure, Unconditioned Awareness.”

Needs Mind Has Beens Left Teach Awareness Pure Negative Motive Conditioning

Book:Words to Live By: Short Readings of Daily Wisdom

Source: Words to Live By: Short Readings of Daily Wisdom

“Every human heart has a deep need to love - to be in love, really, with all of life. This is the kind of love that comes when the mind is still. . . . Be still and know that we are all God’s children; then you will be in love with all.”

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Book:Take Your Time: The Wisdom of Slowing Down

Source: Take Your Time: The Wisdom of Slowing Down

“There are three kinds of violence: one, through our deeds; two, through our words; and three, through our thoughts. …The root of all violence is in the world of thoughts, and that is why training the mind is so important.”

World Mind Kind Two Important Three Violence Training Roots Deeds Our Thoughts Our Words Training The Mind

Book:Words to Live By: Short Readings of Daily Wisdom

Source: Words to Live By: Short Readings of Daily Wisdom

“Having come to realize in the first stage of meditation that we are not our bodies, in the second stage we make an even more astounding discovery; we are not our minds either.”

Mind Firsts Body Inspiration Realizing Practice Meditation Stage Discovery

Book:How to Meditate: first chapter

Source: How to Meditate: first chapter

“Whenever you are angry or afraid, nervous or worried or resentful, repeat the mantram until the agitation subsides. The mantram works to steady the mind, and all these emotions are power running against you, which the mantram can harness and put to work for you.”

Mind Running Emotion Angry Nervous Worried Repeats Steady Harness Agitation Resentful

Book:The Mantram Handbook: A Practical Guide to Choosing Your Mantram & Calming Your Mind

Source: The Mantram Handbook: A Practical Guide to Choosing Your Mantram & Calming Your Mind

“It may sound paradoxical, but however tight our schedule, however many things clamor to be done, we don't need to hurry. If we can keep our mind calm and go about our business with undivided attention, we will not only accomplish more but we'll do a better job - and find ourselves more patient, more at peace.”

Ifs Needs Mind May Done Jobs Sound Attention Patient Calm Accomplish Schedules Paradoxical Better Jobs Clamor Undivided Attention

Author:Eknath Easwaran

About the Author

Born: December 17, 1910
Died: October 26, 1999
Known for: Author
Quotes: 94

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