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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 34
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English
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Talk 1: Easwaran comments on four verses from the Dhammapada that convey fundamental spiritual laws. When we learn to live in harmony with these laws, we flourish, and we help those around us to flourish. We find the lasting joy that comes from love for all, and we learn to express this love in tireless service. Talk 2: Easwaran explains how we can strengthen our sense of security in conflict situations by learning detachment. We should see others...
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 29
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English
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Talk 1: Easwaran shows how the Buddha questioned the standard assumptions of his day, and turned them into tools for teaching us that it's not what we wear or how we look that counts, but how we think and live. He outlines some of the stages in developing this awareness. He says we can find the ultimate freedom, which he speaks about at the end of the talk: we get free from our samskaras - the conditioned patterns of thought and habit which affect...
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 31
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English
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Talk 1: This talk was given in the hundredth anniversary year of Einstein's birth, and Easwaran uses many anecdotes about Einstein to illustrate his theme of the spiritual fight - the contest between us and our old negative habits of thinking and acting. Talk 2: Easwaran uses two vivid metaphors to bring home the urgency of the spiritual life. The first is a cautionary illustration of what can happen to all of us when we don't learn to control our...
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 28
Language
English
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Talk 1: The core of this talk on Chapter 26 of the Dhammapada is a penetrating analysis of how we can break the chains of our self-willed habits. Easwaran then moves on to one of his favorite topics: spiritual acting. The point of spiritual acting is not to deny that we have negative reactions, but to have the detachment to act independently of that reaction, until we can reestablish calm in our mind. Talk 2: Easwaran begins by quoting the Buddha,...
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