Climbing the Blue Mountain: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey SYNOPSIS
Sixteen lively essays illuminate different aspects of the spiritual
journey. The introduction presents the author as a travel agent on a
journey to
the spiritual world within us. The essays are metaphorical travel brochures,
invitations to take the plunge into self-discovery through the adventure of
meditation. Edited from his extemporaneous talks, this inspiring collection of
essays gives the flavor of hearing this great spiritual teacher and story
teller in person.
About the Author
Schooled in both Eastern and Western traditions, Eknath
Easwaran took to the spiritual life amidst a successful career in India as a
professor of English literature, writer and lecturer. He came to the
University
of California, Berkeley, in 1960 on the Fulbright exchange program and
established the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation in Northern California in
1961. His 1968 Berkeley class is believed to be the first accredited course in
meditation at any Western university. His deep personal experience and his
love
for his students have made the ancient art of meditation accessible to those
who hold jobs and live active lives among friends and family.
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
Easwaran, an Indian who taught meditation for 30 years in the United States, presents a beautiful introduction to meditation using the metaphor of himself as a travel agent guiding readers on an interior spiritual journey. Easwaran successfully combines his Eastern and Western wisdom, which includes a knowledge of British literature, into an eight-point path useable by seekers of all religious traditions. In addition to illustrations from various scriptures, Easwaran's account teems with those taken from experience, such as his watching baby penguins plunge into the sea. Recommended for large public libraries.
SSC Booknews
Have you ever taken the time to go on a spiritual journey? If
not, then Climbing the Blue Mountain is the book for you. It grasps you
from the
very moment you start at the beginning, and the incredible journey you find
yourself taking is one of immense pleasure to the very end.
Bookpaper
What is the spiritual life? It is like jumping off a cliff into an icy ocean,
like taking a journey through India on the Madras Central, like discovering a
350 karat diamond in your backyard. These sixteen extemporaneous talks sparkle
with the similes and metaphors which . . . chart the whole terrain of the
spiritual journey ﾽ from the first bracing leap to the final discovery ﾽ and
invite the reader to join in. Their warmth and enthusiasm are all for
conveying
one simple message: you can take your destiny in your own hands; you can
become
the person you want to be.
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