Meditation: A Simple Eight-Point Program for Translating Spiritual Ideals into Daily Life - Softcover

Easwaran, Eknath

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0915132664 ISBN 13: 9780915132669

Publisher: Nilgiri Press, 1993

Synopsis

This is the (second) Out of Print edition. The newest edition is the fourth edition titled "Passage Meditation - A Complete Spiritual Practice"

This handbook of meditation practice is a complete guide to a unique approach to tapping inner resources by training concentration on inspirational passages. Meditation and the Eight-Point Program that compliments and supports it can be used by anyone who wanst sity of California, Berkeley, in 1960 on the Fulbright exchange program and established the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation in Northern California in 1961. His 1968 Berkeley class is believed to be the first accredited course in meditation at any Western university. His deep personal experience and his love for his students have made the ancient art of meditation accessible to those who hold jobs and live active lives among friends and family.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Eknath Easwaran's practical Eight-Point Program offers specific, systematic tools to sharpen concentration, deal effectively with stress, release deep reserves of energy, and transform anger and other destructive emotions. This book is the fruit of 30 years' experience in teaching meditation to an American audience. Easwaran knows his subject from beginning to end, and anticipates problems and questions with clarity, compassion, and a gentle sense of humor.

From the Author:

"I am going to suppose that your purpose in picking up this book is to learn to meditate; so I will begin straight away with some instructions...."

About this edition

• Publisher: Nilgiri Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0915132664
• ISBN 13: 9780915132669
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256