Passage Meditation: Bringing the Deep Wisdom of the Heart into Daily Life

The book begins with Easwaran’s personal discovery of meditation through the Bhagavad Gita and other passages from the world’s mystical traditions, presenting passage meditation as a universal practice that can be followed within any religion or outside formal religious affiliation. It then introduces the path of meditation as a way to awaken human potential and to move beyond identification with the body and mind toward deeper self-knowledge. The main chapters explain the eight-point program in detail, beginning with the method of meditating on an inspirational passage and then extending the practice into everyday conduct through the mantram, slowing down, concentration, sense-training, selfless living, spiritual friendship, and regular spiritual reading. The book’s central purpose is to show how contemplative discipline can bring enduring wisdom into ordinary life.