“Go from my presence, O monstrous deformity of nature, depository of lies, storehouse of deceits, granary of villainies, inventor of iniquities, publisher of absurdities, and enemy of that respect that is due royal personages! Begone…
Learn self-conquest, persevere thus for a time, and you will perceive very clearly the advantage which you gain from it. As soon as you apply yourself to contemplation, you will at once feel your senses…
Like an athlete who accepts a grueling training regimen because she knows it will stretch her physical capabilities, the mystics accept hardship because they know from experience that trials draw out their best. –Sri Eknath…
When your relationships become strained we can ask ourselves what Jesus would have done—or, when that seems too lofty, what Saint Teresa or Saint Francis would have done. –Eknath Easwaran, Original Goodness: On the Beatitudes,…
If we get so angry that we can’t sleep, we are overnight guests in hell’s hotel. –Eknath Easwaran, Original Goodness: On the Beatitudes, 62
Worry is probably the most energy-inefficient activity the mind is prone to. –Eknath Easwaran, Seeing with the Eyes of Love: Reflections on a Classic of Christian Mysticism, 159
Though meditation you can learn to stand back from the heat of mental processes that are raging out of control. –Sri Eknath Easwaran, Seeing with the Eyes of Love: Reflections on a Classic of Christian…
Meditation is concentration, and concentration becomes, finally, consecration. –Sri Eknath Easwaran, Passage Meditation: Bringing the Deep Wisdom of the Heart into Daily Life
We all can render a great service by listening to opposing opinions without agitation, discourtesy, or violence, and by offering our opinions not as nonnegotiable demands but as calm, courteous statements. —Sri Eknath Easwaran, The Bhagavad…
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