When We Are At Home With Ourselves,

Instead Of Looking At Difficulties As Deprivations, We Can Learn To Recognize Them As Opportunities For Deepening And Widening Our Love.

Wisdom May Be Perennial, But To See Its Relevance We Must See It Lived Out.

Like Gandhi, Like The Buddha, Like All Great Spiritual Teachers, Easwaran Had No Use For Beliefs Unless They Generated Actions. Doing, Not Saying, Is What Counts.

At The Beginning Of Every Winter People Are Careful To Install Storm Windows. These Extra Panes Of Glass Protect Their Houses Against The Bitter Winds. We Do Something Very Similar To Protect Our Minds Through The Practice Of Meditation.

In The Confucian Tradition Is A Simple Formula That Appeals To Me Deeply: 'if There Is Righteousness In The Heart, There Will Be Beauty In The Character. If There Is Beauty In The Character, There Will Be Harmony In The Home. If There Is Harmony In The Home, There Will Be Order In The Nation. If There Is Order In The Nation, There Will Be Peace In The World.' I Urge Everyone To Reflect Deeply On These Words, As Simple As They Are Profound.