God Makes the Rivers to Flow: Sacred Literature of the World

I cannot praise this book enough... it has helped and sustained me so much in my life. Even in times of emotional turmoil, when I picked the book up and opened it at random - it gave me words I needed to hear. It offers a meaningful selection from all the religions. The book is intended as an aid to meditation, but truly it offers more than this. I hope others will benefit from the loving intention upon which the book has been created. (Makes a wonderful gift too, for a young person just starting out in life who may have need of its sustainance.)

This is a delightful book and very relaxing to just pick up and read an excerpt at a time. I would recommend this book.

This is a fantastic book as it shows so very clearly the universal nature of truth. It shows that at it's root, all true spiritual traditions draw water from the same well, be they eastern or western. Absolutely, highly recommended and a great value!!!

eknath easwaran's books are all great .this one is particularly usefull for meditative purposes .in a world where flashy egotism seems so often to be rewarded-we can swim upstream.for a half hour every day we can repeat the beatitudes instead of lusting false boobs . after all we all know right from wrong .we are all that we see according to the gita . we have choices to make . as saint francis says in this book -it is in giving that we receive . let's let easwaran show us how to evolve by putting others first . let all the great sages in this book show us how to quit "selfing".

Many forms of meditation exist. I chose Easwaran's because it's the most pragmatic. His thesis is that what one thinks upon, that he or she shall become. By meditating on a sacred passage from literature, then, the meditator transforms him- or herself into a person of high ideals. There are many other benefits to this kind of meditation--the mind slows down, and doesn't get angry or depressed as often; better concentration. God Makes The Rivers To Flow provides many passages, chosen by Sri. Easwaran, to memorize and use in meditation. It also provides a brief yet thorough explanation of Eknath's meditation style. (For a more detailed description, his book Meditation is highly recommended.) But don't take my (or anyone else's) word for it--if you want to aspire toward a more spiritual life, or if you just want to gain better control over your choices and circumstances, try this book and watch positive changes begin occurring almost immediately.