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This is the 21st in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. This talk discusses book two, chapter six, "Of the Joy of a Good Conscience".

This is the 15th in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. This talk discusses book one, chapter 25, "Of the Zealous Amendment of Our Whole Life".

This is the 20th in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. This talk discusses book two, chapter three, "Of a Good, Peaceable Man".

This is the 22nd in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. This talk discusses book two, chapter seven, "Of the Love of Jesus Above All Things ".

This is the 18th in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. This talk discusses book two, chapter one, "Of the Inward Life".

This is the 19th in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. This talk discusses book two, chapter two, "Of Humble Submission".

This is the 12th in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis. In this talk, Easwaran reads and discusses Book 1, chapter 22, "Of the Consideration of Human Misery".

This is the 11th in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis. In this talk, Easwaran reads and discusses Book 1, chapter 21, "Of Compunction of Heart".

This is the fifth in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis. In this talk Easwaran discusses book one, chapter 12, "Of the Profit of Adversity", and chapter 13, "Of Resisting Temptation".

This is the third in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. This talk discusses book one, chapter four, "Of Wisdom and Foresight in Our Actions"; chapter five, "Of Reading the Holy Scriptures"; and chapter six, "Of Inordinate Affections".

This is the sixth in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis. In this talk Easwaran reads and discusses book one, chapter 14, "Of Avoiding Rash Judgement"; chapter 15, "Of Works Done in Charity"; and chapter 16, "Of Bearing with the Defects of Others".

This is the ninth in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis. In this talk Easwaran reads and discusses book one, chapter 20, "Of the Love of Solitude and Silence".

This is the seventh in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis. In this talk Easwaran reads and discusses book one, chapter 18, "Of the Example of the Holy Fathers".

This is the 10th talk in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis. In this talk Easwaran continues reading and discussing book one, chapter 20, "Of the Love of Solitude and Silence".

Easwaran links meditation and the inner spiritual life with the imperative of work in the world.

The Imitation of Christ is a classic devotional work on how to live like Jesus. In 50 separate talks, Easwaran goes through each chapter, bringing it to life for the modern listener. This is the second talk in the series.

Controlling the mind is easier said than done. Easwaran uses the metaphor of a house, fine on the outside but internally in disarray, to illustrate the challenges in controlling the mind and the techniques we may use to achieve that control.

These short stories are based on Easwaran's childhood memories of his Granny, who turned everyday events into wise, gentle teachings. As a father of two small children, Paul injects warmth and fun into this recording - appealing for grown-ups, too. Eknath Easwaran (1910 - 1999) is respected around the world as a teacher of meditation and an authentic guide to universal wisdom. More than 1.5 million copies of his books are in print around the world

This is the 48th in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis. In this talk Easwaran reads and discusses book 3, chapter 16, "That true comfort is to be sought in God alone".

This is the 50th in a long series of talks Eknath Easwaran gave on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis. In this talk Easwaran reads and discusses book 3, chapter 18, "That temporal miseries must be borne patiently after the example of Christ".