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Conquering the Mind, by Eknath Easwaran, is a book that discusses how to take charge and reshape life through meditation. Summary of the Book Easwaran explains how we can train our minds not just during meditation but throughout the day, to shun away unwanted thoughts. Working with problematic colleagues, picking what to eat, and listening to a child’s needs are all different opportunities to try out different and cleverer responses. To pour light on the thinking process, Easwaran takes the timeless teachings of the Buddha and other spiritualists and explains them with scenes from modern-day life. He describes practical exercises for taking charge of our own thoughts, along with instructions - his own method of passage meditation. Easwaran also shows how training the mind is a magnificent challenge - one that brings delight and purpose to life. About Eknath Easwaran Eknath Easwaran was an Indian author, spiritual teacher, and translator and interpreter of Indian literature. He founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation and Nilgiri Press in 1961, based in Northern California. Some of his other notable books are: Passage Meditation; Essence of the Bhagavad Gita: A Contemporary Guide to Yoga, Meditation, and Indian Philosophy; Essence of the Upanishads: A Key to Indian Spirituality; God Makes the Rivers to Flow; and Gandhi the Man: How One Man Changed Himself to Change the World.