Conquering the mind (jewel maria albert
5007)
Eknath Easwaran,
the teacher of timeless wisdom, shows how training our minds is a glorious
challenge, a one that brings joy and purpose to life. Eknath Easwaran was
professor of English literature at the
university of Nagpur and during his last 33 years he taught the classics of the
world mysticism and the practice of meditation.
We often
feel trapped by unwanted thoughts and
emotions, Easwaran who taught meditation
for nearly forty years ,shows a way to break free. In this book he presents the
art of training the mind how to respond to life’s challenges, how to take charge
of your thoughts and reshape your lives through meditation. Writing as an
experienced, friendly coach, Easwaran explains how we can train the mind not
just during the meditation but
throughout the day working with difficult colleagues, choosing what to
eat, and listening to child’s needs are
all opportunities to try our different, wiser responses. To shed light on the
thinking process ,he takes the timeless teachings of the Buddha and other
mystics and illustrates them with scenes from contemporary life. He offers
practical exercises for taking charge of our thoughts, along with instruction
in his own method of passage meditation. He explains how, just as a fitness can
create strong, supple body, spiritual
disciplines can shape a secure personality and a resilient, loving mind. When
your mind is trained, you can keep this sense of delight and wonder alive always;
it will actually grow with the passage of time. This is the greatest wealth a
human being can have: relationships that never turn stale or sour but go on
growing in depth and beauty.
At the end of the book he have
given a very brief summary of the eight point program which he himself have
followed wherein you will find instructions in meditation along with an
introduction to seven very helpful practices, such as slowing down, which extends
the benefits of meditation into daily living. This book without any failure motivates
one to conquer his mind and reshapes his
life through the art of meditation.
“oppose a negative way
of thought with a positive wave of thought”
-
Buddha
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