Words to Live By Short Reading

Easwaran, Eknath

ISBN 10: 1586380494 / ISBN 13: 9781586380496

Published by Nilgiri Press, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Words to Live By Short Reading

Publisher: Nilgiri Press

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 4th Edition

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Synopsis:

These short readings, one for each day of the year, offer deep inspiration for readers who want to develop a more spiritually grounded lifestyle.

In the midst of our busy world we need islands of calm. Each of these daily readings is paired with a quotation from one of the world’s great philosophers, poets, saints, and sages. Easwaran taught spiritual living for forty years, and his commentaries show how the wisdom of the ages can guide us in our own lives.

Augustine and Einstein, Emily Dickinson and Jalaladdin Rumi, Biblical verses, Buddhist sutras, Hasidic proverbs, and Hindu Upanishads can all be found here. As we go through the year with Easwaran some days will be joyful, some will be hard, but each one can further our journey. One day at a time is enough.

From the Publisher:

Using personal anecdotes from his years of experience teaching spiritual principles to an American audience, Eknath Easwaran introduces all the important concepts and techniques necessary for leading a spiritual life in today's world. A page for each day of the year includes: a short, insightful selection by Eknath Easwaran giving ready access to his deep understanding of the challenges and rewards of intentional living. Powerful corroboration of each point for the day from one of the world's best-known philosophers, saints, writers, and scientists: St. Augustine, Norman Cousins, Leo Tolstoy, Lao-Tzu, William Blake, Albert Einstein, St. Teresa of Avila, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, G.K. Chesterton, Thomas Merton, William James, the Buddha, Anandamayi Ma, Jalaluddin Rumi, Miguel de Cervantes, Helen Keller, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Spinoza, Mahatma Gandhi, George Bernard Shaw, and many others.