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Title: Meditation: A Simple Eight Point Program for Translating Spiritual Ideals into Daily Life by Eknath Easwaran ISBN: 0-915132-66-4 Publisher: Nilgiri Press Pub. Date: August, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.58 (12 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Not a bad read
Comment: The author's eight points are actually fairly simple, but words of wisdom often are. Some of them have nothing to do with meditation. What he's really doing is presenting a whole way of life, which I suppose is difficult to do in a relatively slim volume. However, that means that if you're looking for a well-rounded discussion of meditation, you probably should look elsewhere.
The author uses mantram and meditation as being different. For meditation, he recommends choosing a passage (such as a prayer which one naturally then has to memorize) to meditate on in a quite place. The mantram, on the other hand, he uses in any situation, such as doing household chores. He does not teach other common meditations such as "the bubble" in this book.
The author makes an effort to draw from different religious traditions, including Christianity, which could be good, but to me it felt awkward, because he is so biased by his eastern perspective that he has to re-interpret the words of the Christian prayers in order to use them. In particular, he clearly states that he doesn't believe there is a Lord outside of oneself. It seems very odd to me for somebody to use a prayer just for the sake of having something profound to meditate upon if one doesn't believe in the words of the prayer. Of course, that's just my opinion.
Rating: 5
Summary: The best book I have ever read on the subject
Comment: Eknath Easwaran's "Meditation" is a book that came to me at a time in my life when it was sorely needed. Having read many books on the subject of meditation, I found Easwaran's approach to be both simple and practical. The affect this book has had upon me is very deep, and I recommend it as a fine companion for anyone who is embarking on a spiritual journey.
Rating: 5
Summary: 8 steps to transformation
Comment: This book was really well written. I've searched and tried various forms of meditation and I think this book explains a very effective method for personal transformation. The method of passage meditation that the author recommends is simple and practical. He also covers 7 other points which are supposed to help aid in deepening meditation. Each point is a chapter. Some of these points such as one-pointed attention, putting others first, and slowing down are very contrary to today's culture. I found these suggestions for swimming against modern day culture refreshing. For someone coming from a catholic background I also appreciated that author has fashioned a program free of dogma and ritual. This is something I can practice within my own religious background.
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Title: The Mantram Handbook 4 Ed by Eknath Easwaran ISBN: 0915132982 Publisher: Nilgiri Press Pub. Date: 09 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Your Life is Your Message: Finding Harmony With Yourself,others,and The Earth by Eknath Easwaran ISBN: 0786882662 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Conquest of Mind 2 Ed: Learning to Think in Freedom by Eknath Easwaran ISBN: 1586380052 Publisher: Nilgiri Press Pub. Date: 09 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: God Makes the Rivers to Flow: Sacred Literature of the World by Eknath Easwaran ISBN: 1586380087 Publisher: Nilgiri Press Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Upanishads by Eknath Easwaran ISBN: 0915132397 Publisher: Nilgiri Press Pub. Date: July, 1987 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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