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What is the greatest mystery in life? That although we see people die every day, we never believe we will die.
Easwaran is one of the twentieth century's great spiritual teachers and an authentic guide to timeless wisdom. In this book Easwaran addresses the lessons death can bring. He sheds light on the perennial questions of time, desire, the nature of the mind, and the realization that the body is only the jacket of the soul, and that in death the body dies, but the person does not.
Nothing in life is more important than death, and nothing more urgent than learning to overcome it – not in an afterlife, but here and now.
"The style is vintage Easwaran clear, direct, and entertaining. His command of world literature is breathtaking, and he uses it like a virtuoso to make his points. . . . the effect is to demonstrate the timelessness of the dilemma that is the subject of this book the nearness of death and our persistent refusal to turn away from our obsession with transitory activities and objects and look it square in the eye." -- 54
Eknath Easwaran (1910–1999) is respected around the world as a teacher of meditation and an authentic guide to world wisdom. His method of passage meditation fits within any faith, philosophy, or lifestyle. In 1961 Easwaran founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation, which carries on his work today.
Easwaran's books include commentaries on the great saints and sages of the world's traditions and have been translated into 26 languages. His translations of the Indian spiritual classics (The Bhagavad Gita, The Upanishads and The Dhammapada) have been widely acclaimed and are all bestsellers in their field, and more than 2 million of his books are in print.
A gifted teacher who lived for many years in the West, Easwaran lived what he taught, giving him enduring appeal as a teacher and author of deep insight and warmth.