“Make Your Life a Work of Art”

–Eknath Easwaran

Through meditation and training the mind, you can discover your true Self.

Timeless Wisdom for the Modern World

Eknath Easwaran, founder of the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation (BMCM), taught passage meditation for 40 years. Taking the timeless teachings of the great mystics, he developed a practical program for spiritual living in our modern world.

Eknath Easwaran

Easwaran lived what he taught, giving him lasting appeal as a spiritual teacher and author of deep insight and warmth.

Today the BMCM carries on Easwaran’s work, giving you everything you need to start passage meditation. It’s a great adventure, a challenge that brings joy and meaning to life.

Become the Person 
You Want to Be

Your true self, wise and loving, is already within you. Eknath Easwaran’s method of passage meditation can help you shape your life, just as an artist shapes a sculpture. 

Read how meditation works through the story of the sculptor and the elephant.

  • The Story of the Elephant

    See how meditation can help you make your life a work of art and become the person you truly want to be. Eknath Easwaran, spiritual author and teacher, invites us all to explore the benefits of meditation in this timeless story.

    Read this story

The Key is Meditation on a Passage

All the wisdom traditions of the world have their own great spiritual texts, or passages. These passages convey our highest ideals and the qualities we most admire.

Meditate on these passages, and these qualities will come alive in you, too.