Words to Live By: Daily Inspiration for Spiritual Living

I can't say much that others haven't already said. This is an amazing addition to anyone's library and a fantastic source of spiritual insight and wisdom for daily reading.

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As a lover of books, I haunt every consignment shop, flea market or library book sale that I happen on and in some such place I first discovered Eknath Easwaran's writings and found them fascinating. Although his religious roots were in India, with Gandhi as his beloved teacher, he had a wide circle of friends in both the Muslim and Christian faiths. Through them he came to see "the universality of spiritual truths". This little gem of a book, which also contains a guide to the practice of meditation, takes the reader through the year day by day, first with a quotation by a famous author, and then a short essay expanding on the topic. The "authors" range from Buddha to Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Gospel of Matthew to Marcus Aurelius. "Words to Live By" offers a fascinating introduction to Eknath Easwaran's works on living a spiritual life in this modern world.

Having read a number of other books penned by Easwaran, I find this book at the top of my list to read every morning. The collection of quotes by many authors has stimulated my interest in books and authors I never knew existed. The daily reading has lifted me above the usual vision of life as I have seen it so many days before, then subsequently set me in motion in a world that I had not known before, bringing a slew of benefits in that day and days following, since the reading changed my paradigm and the interactions I have, within the reality I live.Blessings on the book, its contributors, authors, publishers, Easwaran and the friend who gave me 'WORDS TO LIVE BY".

This book attempted to help you focus on your inner self through meditation. These daily devotions provided detailed information on connecting with your inner self. Highly recommended.

The best daily reader because of the variety of the source material.

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 really liked the book. The short passages and Eshwaran's exposition on those are great - short and sweet. However it is good to know where Eshwaran's coming from - his philosophy, ideas and interpretation. So I would recommend reading one of his other books such as Conquest of Mind, his interpretation of Gita, before this one. That said, this is a great book and very meaningful and enjoyable on its own.

My favourite book! Daily readings of wise words from famous and respected people from all walks of life and from just about anywhere in the world commented on briefly by Eknath Easwaran, a very wise guru! He has a wonderfully down-to-earth way of commenting on every-day aspects of life and thus provides a perfect start to the day. Can also be read in the evening, of course, just before going to sleep. It takes only 5 minutes to read every day, but stays with you so much longer.

Lovely book, has some good quotes. Easy to relate to.

This is another excellent book by Eknath Easwaran. Eknath Easwaran is a spiritual writer of the highest caliber. I particularly enjoyed the mixture of quotations by other well know authors and his own observations on life's challenges.

Just to pick up and read and feel insipired for the day, keeps remembering everytime the profound truths lingering behind this illusion of maya.

Again Eknath has created something so meaningful. I’m sure only a life of study and genuine love would prepare the ground for such work. Thank you.