This week we’ll continue the title article of the Spring 2015 Blue Mountain Journal Does Meditation Really Help the World?, where Easwaran answers frequently asked questions about this urgent topic. Let’s pick back up on page 7 and read to the end of the article on page 18. As usual, Easwaran’s answers are personal, practical, and uplifting. He writes, “When the battle is waged within, against the forces of anger and selfishness we find in our own hearts, even our smallest triumph benefits the whole world.”
What is the most important thing that Easwaran said to you in this reading? How can you apply it in your life?
To prepare for our January 3 Mantram Day for Peace and Healing, we are working together on extending our mantram practice. On your regular mantram walk, try repeating the mantram very slowly, with for example five steps per syllable instead of one step per syllable. This is an experiment Easwaran did to deepen his mantram.
Save the date! Plan to join us on January 3 for BMCM Satsang Live at 9:40 am Pacific Time (convert to your time zone) and a day of mantrams for peace and healing in the world.
For our spiritual bonus this week, here is Christine Easwaran reading the passage “Prayer for Peace” from Hazrat Inayat Khan.