TIMELESS WISDOM: PASSAGES FOR MEDITATION FROM THE WORLD’S SAINTS AND SAGES

Book ID/图书代码： 09790408B23840

English Summary/英文概要： Timeless Wisdom, the companion volume to Passage Meditation, is a rich collection of spiritual texts from all the world’s great traditions, selected by Easwaran for study and for his method of meditation.
Here are flashes of insight from the Hindu Upanishads, prayers of comfort from the Christian saints, psalms from the Old Testament, songs of praise from the Sufis, and deep wisdom from the Buddhist and Taoist traditions. Some of these passages, such as the Prayer of St. Francis, the Buddha’s Twin Verses, and the Twenty-third Psalm, are familiar and well loved, others may be fresh discoveries – all are beautiful. Short texts, easy to read and memorize, are interspersed with longer ones, which the reader can study in depth.
This anthology includes extracts from Easwaran’s bestselling Classics of Indian Spirituality series – The Bhagavad Gita, The Dhammapada, and The Upanishads. Through his own clear, accessible translations, Easwaran brings the wisdom of these classics within our reach. An authority on world mysticism, Easwaran has also selected passages from other traditions that are intriguing and meaningful for us today.
Positive, practical, and inspiring, these passages express the universal ideals of love, steadfastness, and wisdom. They can be read as holy words and also as the promptings of our true Self, the core of goodness within us.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 作为《沉思汇编》的姐妹篇，《永恒的智慧》是由伊斯瓦伦选编的关于世界各地伟大习俗的作品集，供学习研究之用。
这里汇集的智慧闪光来自各处：印度《奥义书》、基督教圣徒的祷文、《圣经旧约》的诗篇、伊斯兰苏菲派信徒的赞歌、佛教和道教的远大智慧。.有些篇章已经为人熟知并深受喜爱，例如圣弗朗西斯的祈祷、佛陀的双品和第二十三首诗篇；有些虽然流传不广，却都是很美的。这些篇章长短相间，便于读者深入学习。本作品集节录了伊斯瓦伦的畅销书《印度灵修经典系列》——《薄伽梵歌》、《法句经》和《奥义书》。伊斯瓦伦的译文意义明确，浅显易懂，读者能从中领悟经典的大智慧。作为世界神秘论的权威人士，伊斯瓦伦也选取了其它传统中含义深刻的有趣篇章。
这些篇章积极正面、实际可用又鼓舞人心，表现了对爱、坚定和智慧的追求。它们既可被当作圣言来阅读，也可以作为对自我的激励。
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Awards/获奖情况：“Powerful, positive, practical, universal in appeal and of great literary beauty, the pieces in the collection remind us that life has a purpose in which each person has a meaningful part; that all creation is one and full of divinity; that every moment is precious; and what gives life meaning is love and human relationships.” --– Fellowship in Prayer
“This is an expertly crafted, beautifully presented book containing words of inspiration from some of the greatest literature, religious and spiritual, from around the world . . . 12-Steppers and others who are seeking deeper readings than short quotations will find it useful and inspiring for meditations and stimulating deep reflections.” --– Recovery Times
“As an attractive sampler of sacred literature, God Makes the Rivers to Flow would be impressive enough. But these passages were chosen by writer Eknath Easwaran for their transformative power. The book offers instructions for meditating on the passages, which include selections from the Upanishads, the Torah, the Bhagavad Gita, the Bible, and Taoist and Islamic texts. The meanings and rhythms of the selections are calming. Their beauty inevitably emanates from their simplicity.” --– New Age Journal
“强大、正面、实用，充满文学之美。作品集里的篇章让我们想起每个人在生活中都有意义；所有的生物都是神圣的；每一刻都很宝贵；爱和人际关系赋予生命意义。”——《与神交通》
“这是精心编写、完美呈献的一本书，它集合了来自世界各地最伟大的文学、宗教和灵修的具有启发性的文字。不满足于短小引言的读者会发现本书对沉思和冥想是很有激励作用的。”——《再生杂志》
“《上帝令河水流动》已经算是很好的宗教文学。但这些篇章是艾克纳斯·伊斯瓦伦因为它们改造的力量而被选入。书中另附理解这些篇章的说明，包括了《奥义书》、《摩西五经》、《薄伽梵歌》、《圣经》、道教和伊斯兰教的诗篇。这些诗篇的涵义和韵律令人平静。它们的单纯散发出无可抗拒的美丽。

About the Author/作者介绍： Eknath Easwaran (1910–1999; given name Easwaran, family name Eknath) is respected around the world as the originator of passage meditation and an authentic guide to timeless wisdom. His method is a practical approach that fits naturally into any faith, philosophy, or lifestyle, enabling us to bring universal ideals into daily life.
Easwaran was a professor of English literature and well known in India as a writer and speaker before coming to the United States in 1959 on the Fulbright exchange program. In 1960 he began giving regular classes on meditation in the San Francisco Bay Area, including a course at the University of California. In 1961 he founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation, which carries on his work today through publications and retreats.
Although known primarily through his books, Easwaran has also personally touched the lives of thousands of people who have heard him speak. During nearly four decades of active spiritual teaching, in thousands of talks and more than two dozen books, he brought timeless wisdom for daily living to an audience that now extends around the globe.
His book Meditation, now titled Passage Meditation, has sold 195,000 copies since it was first published in 1978. Easwaran is also well known for his Classics of Indian Spirituality – The Bhagavad Gita, The Upanishads and The Dhammapada, all bestsellers in their field.

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