India's timeless and practical scripture presented as a manual for everyday use. This is the first of three volumes and contains preface, introduction, chapters 1-6 of The Bhagavad Gita with commentary, followed by a glossary to Sanskrit terms. 430 pages

The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Volume 1: Chapters 1-6

Religion & Spirituality

Easwaran, Eknath

Hinduism

Nilgiri Press

The Gita is an essential book for anyone attempting to awaken. Commentary is from a personal and practical view intended for a Western audience to facilitate one's understanding and appreciation of one of the greatest books ever written. This volume in particular focuses on the nature of relationships and what happens at death. The Bhagavad Gita provides both a mythical story and a practical, almost cookbook approach to accelerate one's spiritual development. "If a thousand suns were to rise at the same time, the blaze of their light would resemble a little the supreme splendor of the Lord." - Bhagavad Gita 11:12

The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Volume 2: Chapters 7-12

India's timeless and practical scripture presented as a manual for everyday use. This is the third of three volumes and contains: Introduction, Chapters 13-18 of The Bhagavad Gita with commentary, followed by a Glossary of Sanskrit terms. 520 pages

Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Volume 3: Chapters 13-18

263 pages including index, how to use the mantra to relieve tension, eliminate depression, enhance creativity and deepen personal relationships

The Mantram Handbook: Formulas for Transformation

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

Second Printing, 1975, a like-new, unread, unworn, unopened, unmarked, slightly oversized trade softcover, from Nilgiri Press. By Eknath Easwaran. The book measures about 7 1/2" X 9" X 5/8" and has 184 pages. Illustrated. ISBN 0-915132-14-1.

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Biographies & Memoirs

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EKNATH EASWARAN

The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living is Easwaran's verse-by-verse commentary on the Bhagavad Gita. Easwaran’s translation of the Bhagavad Gita is the best-selling English edition in the US. In this verse-by-verse commentary, Easwaran brings the Gita’s teachings into our own lives. Full of insights, stories, and practical spiritual exercises, each volume of this set covers six chapters of the Gita, and can be read on its own. The three volumes together form a comprehensive manual for living a spiritual life. Easwaran was a professor of English literature and taught meditation and spiritual living for 40 years. He is an authority on world mysticism, and lived what he taught, giving him lasting appeal as a spiritual teacher and an author of deep insight and warmth. This first volume in the three-volume set, The End of Sorrow, covers chapters 1–6 of the Gita, and concentrates on the individual: the nature of our innermost Self, how it can be discovered in the depths of consciousness, and how this discovery transforms daily life. The introduction includes instructions in Easwaran’s universal method of passage meditation.

The End of Sorrow: The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Vol. 1

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

Eknath Easwaran’s translation of The Bhagavad Gita is the best-selling English edition in the US, and The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living is his verse-by-verse commentary. Full of examples, stories, humor, and practical spiritual exercises, it brings the Gita’s teachings into our own lives. Each volume of this set covers six chapters of the Gita, and can be read on its own. The three volumes together form a comprehensive manual for living a spiritual life. Easwaran was a professor of English literature and taught meditation and spiritual living for 40 years. He is an authority on world mysticism, and lived what he taught, giving him lasting appeal as a spiritual teacher and an author of deep insight and warmth. This second volume in the three-volume set covers chapters 7–12 of the Gita, and concentrates on the supreme reality which underlies all creation. Easwaran builds a bridge between scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom, culminating in the final chapter, The Way of Love.

Like a Thousand Suns: The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Volume 2 (The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Vol. 2)

The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living is Easwaran's verse-by-verse commentary on the Bhagavad Gita. Easwaran’s translation of the Bhagavad Gita is the best-selling English edition in the US. In this verse-by-verse commentary, Easwaran brings the Gita’s teachings into our own lives. Full of insights, stories, and practical spiritual exercises, each volume of this set covers six chapters of the Gita, and can be read on its own. The three volumes together form a comprehensive manual for living a spiritual life. Easwaran was a professor of English literature and taught meditation and spiritual living for 40 years. He is an authority on world mysticism, and lived what he taught, giving him lasting appeal as a spiritual teacher and an author of deep insight and warmth. This third volume in a three-volume set, To Love Is to Know Me, covers chapters 13–18 of the Gita, and concentrates on the relationship between the Self within and the supreme reality which underlies all creation. Global in scope, the emphasis is on what you can do to make a difference in the world.

To Love Is to Know Me: The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Vol. 3

This book has now been reissued as Essence of the Upanishads which is available new direct from AmazonThe most profound questions of life and death are taken up in a commentary on the Katha Upanishad, in which a daring teenager, Nachiketa, seeks out the King of Death for his teacher.

Dialogue With Death: The Spiritual Psychology of the Katha Upanishad

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