Talk 31a: Go Beyond the World of Fragments - This talk was given in the hundredth anniversary year of Einstein’s birth, and Easwaran uses many anecdotes about Einstein to illustrate his theme of the spiritual fight – the contest between us and our old negative habits of thinking and acting.
Talk 31b: Preparing for Life’s Finals - Easwaran uses two vivid metaphors to bring home the urgency of the spiritual life. The first is a cautionary illustration of what can happen to all of us when we don’t learn to control our self-will and grow spiritually. The second is a delightful story from his student days to illustrate how important it is to attend to our spiritual life right now, and not postpone our “tremendous trifles” for some later time.