Passages for Meditation
Easwaran recommended these passages specifically for meditation, and for spiritual inspiration at any time.
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The Best
Lao Tzu
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The Prayer of Saint Francis
Saint Francis of Assisi
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Living in Wisdom
The Bhagavad Gita
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Invocations
Ansari of Herat
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Twin Verses
The Dhammapada
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Her Heart Is Full of Joy
Saint Teresa of Avila
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The Wonderful Effect of Divine Love
Thomas á Kempis
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Cross the River Bravely
The Dhammapada
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Setu Prayer
Eknath Easwaran
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The Way of Love
The Bhagavad Gita
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A Garden Beyond Paradise
Jalaluddin Rumi
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Do Not Look with Fear
Saint Francis de Sales
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The Inner Ruler
The Isha Upanishad
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Let Nothing Upset You
Saint Teresa of Avila
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Even with Your Last Breath
Meera
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Mourner’s Kaddish
Jewish Liturgy
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The Central Truth
Swami Ramdas
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The Eternal Godhead
The Bhagavad Gita
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The Island
The Sutta Nipata
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Adon Olam
Solomon ibn Gabirol
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Unshakable Faith
Swami Ramdas
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What Is Real Never Ceases
The Bhagavad Gita
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You Are That
The Chandogya Upanishad
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Be Aware of Me Always
The Bhagavad Gita
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Entering into Joy
Saint Augustine
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Whatever You Do
The Bhagavad Gita
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Discourse on Good Will
The Sutta Nipata
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Holding to the Constant
Lao Tzu
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The Whole World Is Your Own
Sri Sarada Devi
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Chant the Sweet Name of God
A Song of Sri Ramakrishna
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Evening Prayer for the Sabbath
Jewish Liturgy
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Great Life-Giving Spirit
Native American Tradition
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How Great Is His Name!
Swami Ramdas
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Let Me Walk in Beauty
Chief Yellow Lark
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Living on Love
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
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Love the Lord & Be Free
The Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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O My God, Trinity Whom I Adore
Elizabeth of the Trinity
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O Name, Stream Down in Moonlight
Sri Chaitanya
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Only God I Saw
Baba Kuhi of Shiraz
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Singing Your Name
Meera
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Soul of My Soul
Shankara
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That Wondrous Star
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
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The Bridge to Immortality
The Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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The City of Brahman
The Chandogya Upanishad
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The City of God
Ravidas
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The Fruit of the Tree
Kabir
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The Power of the Holy Name
Meera
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Think on His Name
Tukaram
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Thy Holy Name
Shankara
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Weaving Your Name
Kabir
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The Lord Is My Shepherd
Psalm 23
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Lord That Giveth Strength
Thomas à Kempis
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Worship the Lord in Gladness
Psalm 100
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Epistle on Love
Saint Paul
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If You Want to Draw Near to God
Abu Sa'id
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Give Up Anger
The Dhammapada
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The Blessing of a Well-Trained Mind
The Dhammapada
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The Path
Mahatma Gandhi
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The Sermon on the Mount
The Gospel of Saint Matthew
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Perennial Joy
The Katha Upanishad
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This Morning I Pray
The Ortha Nan Gaidheal
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Prayer for Peace
Swami Omkar
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Invocations
The Upanishads
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Mother of All Things
Lao Tzu
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Hymn to the Divine Mother
The Chandi
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Divine Mystery
Swami Ramdas
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The Mirror of this World
Mahmud Shabestari
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Radiant Is the World Soul
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook
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The Temple of the Lord
Kabir
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The River of God
The Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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Source of Our Existence
Swami Paramananda
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O Infinite Being!
Swami Paramananda
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Origin of All
Swami Paramananda
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The Deepest Part of Thy Soul
William Law
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This Is the Self
The Chandogya Upanishad
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The Shining Essence
Fakhruddin Araqi
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Lord, Thou Hast Searched Me
Psalm 139
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Teach Me
Saint Anselm
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Universal Prayer
Swami Sivananda
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That Invisible One
The Kena Upanishad
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Believing in Mind
Seng Ts’an
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I Know That He Reveals Himself
Saint Symeon The New Theologian
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You Must Forget Yourself in Prayer
Dov Baer of Mezhirech
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The Living God
Solomon Ibn Gabirol
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The Miracle of Illumination
Shantideva
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Dwell, O Mind, Within Yourself
The Song of Sri Ramakrishna
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The Shining Self
The Tejobindu Upanishad
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In Me Thou Livest
Tukaram
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When I Lose Myself in Thee
Tukaram
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The Saint
The Dhammapada
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One with God
Meister Eckhart
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The Razor's Edge
The Katha Upanishad
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Sabbath Prayer
Jewish Liturgy
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The Nectar of Immortality
The Amritabindu Upanishad
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The Earth Is the Lord’s
Psalm 24
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The Lord of Life
The Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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The Mirror of Eternity
Saint Clare of Assisi
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Such Is a Saint
Swami Ramdas
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Prayer for the Peace of the World
Hazrat Inayat Khan
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Khatum
Hazrat Inayat Khan
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Invocations
The Upanishads
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United in Heart
The Rig Veda
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The Shema
The Torah
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Dive Deep, O Mind
A Song of Sri Ramakrishna
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I Have Joined My Heart to Thee
A Song of Sri Ramakrishna
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The Path to Your Dwelling
Meera
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Come, Beloved
Meera
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Life of My Life
Meera
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Lord, I Bring Thee My Treasure
Mechthild of Magdeburg
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Night Prayer
Rabi'a
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Dawn Prayer
Rabi'a
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I Am Thine, Lord
Saint Francis de Sales
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Beloved of the Soul
Rabbi Eleazar Azikri
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Just Because You Are My God
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
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Shine through Us
Cardinal Newman
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Prayer for Peace
Hazrat Inayat Khan
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The Way to Peace
Swami Sivananda
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Finding Unity
Lao Tzu
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When You Call
Isaiah
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The Real Lovers of God
Narsinha Mehta
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Christ Be With Me
Saint Patrick
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Silence
The Ortha Nan Gaidheal
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The Practice of the Presence of God
Brother Lawrence
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Duties of the Heart
Rabbi Bahya ibn Pakuda
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You Are Christ’s Hands
Saint Teresa of Avila
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The Path of Love
Hasan Kaimi Baba
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Hidden in the Heart
The Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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In Your Midst
Hildegard of Bingen
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The Unstruck Bells & Drums
Kabir
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The River of Love
Kabir
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Simple Union
Kabir
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He Is Omnipresent
Swami Ramdas
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I Gave All My Heart
Saint Teresa of Avila
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Invocations
The Upanishads
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God Makes the Rivers to Flow
The Rig Veda
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I Am the Resurrection & the Life
The Book of Common Prayer
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I Come to Him Running
The Mishkat Al-Masabih
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All Paths Lead to Me
The Bhagavad Gita
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The One Appearing as Many
The Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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Four Things That Bring Much Inward Peace
Thomas à Kempis
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In the Midst of Darkness
Mahatma Gandhi
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The One Thing Needed
Tukaram
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The Immortal
The Katha Upanishad
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A Sea of Peace
Saint Catherine of Genoa
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The Tree of Eternity
The Katha Upanishad
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Thou One without a Second
A Song of Sri Ramakrishna
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The Lamp of Wisdom
Yoga Vasishtha
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Self-Surrender
Mahatma Gandhi
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Cast Aside What Limits You
Dov Baer of Mezhirech
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I Am the One Who Will Never Forget You
Psalm 119
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The Opening
The Qur’an
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Lord, You Are My God
Psalm 63
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Remembrance of God
Hasan al-Basri
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Lord, Where Shall I Find You?
Judah Halevy
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Remember Me through Grace
Fakhraddin Ar-Razi
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There Is But One God
Guru Nanak