Eknath Easwaran (1910-1999) brings to this Volume a rare combination of credentials: knowledge of Sanskrit, an intuitive understanding of his Hindu legacy, and a mastery of English.
Easwaran lived what he taught, giving him lasting appeal as a spiritual author and teacher of deep insight and warmth..
His meditation class at UC Berkeley in 1968 was the first accredited course on meditation at any major university.
He founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation in 1961 and gave talks on the Indian classics, world mysticism, meditation, and spiritual Living for 40 years.
Born in India, Easwaran was a professor of English literature at a leading Indian university when he came to the United States in 1959 on the Fulbright exchange program.
More than two million copies of his books are in print, including his best-selling translations of the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads.
Eknath Easwaran (1910-1999) brings to this Volume a rare combination of credentials: knowledge of Sanskrit, an intuitive understanding of his Hindu legacy, and a mastery of English