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Words to Live By: A Daily Guide to Leading an Exceptional Life

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Easwaran takes a short quotation from a wide range of sources, and unpacks the meaning in a way that is uncanny and speaks straight to the heart. The appeal is that you don't have to understand all this brilliant philosophy and wisdom in one go: Easwaran takes just one idea for today and shows how to apply it to your life today. A great way to start the day, or to use in a discussion group or a yoga lesson.

Please note that this (pink-cover) book has been replaced by an updated edition Words to Live By: Short Readings of Daily Wisdom with the same great content.

Full of inspiring and uplifting thoughts. Insightful! Covers all the bases. Draws on many of the great religions of the world as well as some of the greatest writers of the centuries.

Easwaran's has chosen a passage from a scripture or a wise person--Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish mystics; secular poets--and then offered his own comments on these remarks. One only has to read a few commentaries to see what a gentle, good, and holy man Easwaran was. I've used this book for well over a year, and have given it to several friends, all of whom reacted as I did. It is often difficult in this hectic world to set aside time for silent thought, for prayer. This book makes it easy to begin and to continue, increasing the time you spend as you go along.

Eknath Easwaran was a very wise man. His daily inspirations take his Passage Meditation to the next level by providing something to think about each day. It's ok if you haven't read Passage Meditation and just want something to start or end your day. He shows us how God, in all forms of belief, are relevant in living a true life. No blame, no shame, no fear. Just love and connectedness.

In Words to Live By, Sri Eknath Easwaran distills the wisdom of ages into small, simple, practical nuggets of wisdom. All of the material in this book is available free of cost on [...] website, under the menu Meditation -> Thought for the day. I have that page as my home page (which displays fresh content every day for one year), since I found it helpful to read it more than once a day for inspiration and learning.

For those of you who would like to go beyond just advice and are looking to put these powerful ideas into practice, you may want to check Easwaran's book on Passage Meditation. My wife and I have been practicing it for the past 1-year and it has truly transformed our lives.

I love this book because it reminds me on a regular basis that while I may not be able to control every aspect of my LIFE, I can control my own MIND.

this is my 3rd order of this book. i'm giving to friends; however my 2nd one came in large print unexpected and not ordered that way; in stead of the hasstle of return i gave it to a sight impaired friend.