Living the Eternal Way: Spiritual Meaning and Practice for Daily Life

by Ellen Grace O'Brian

Living the Eternal Way is a compendium of sacred wisdom for those seeking a spiritual way of life relevant for today.

178 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

About the author

Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian is a meditation teacher, poet, writer, and the spiritual director of the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment—a Kriya Yoga Meditation Center with headquarters in San Jose, California. She has taught Kriya Yoga nationally and internationally for more than three decades and has received several community service awards, including the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Award for the Promotion of Religious Pluralism from the American Hindu Foundation. Ordained to teach in 1982 by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, her message is “engaged enlightenment” – an invitation to live an awakened, creatively inspired, and fulfilled life, now.

Along with her service as a meditation teacher and esteemed Yogacharya, Ellen Grace O’Brian is the Founder of Carry the Vision, a community nonviolence education project bringing meditation instruction to staff and children in schools, the prison population, and other segments of society. Her work on behalf of interfaith cooperation includes several years of service as Vice Chair of the Parliament of the World’s Religions and Chair of their Partner Cities Program, supporting global collaboration between interfaith groups in cities around the world. She is the founder and President of Meru Institute, providing healthy lifestyle education and leadership training in yoga studies, Ayurveda, and community service. She holds a Master’s Degree in Education, with an emphasis in Transpersonal Counseling.

Yogacharya O’Brian’s published works include Living the Eternal Way: Spiritual Meaning and Practice in Daily Life and Living for the Sake of the Soul, as well as three volumes of poetry including the award-winning 2017 release: The Moon Reminded Me. She is editor of Enlightenment Journal and host of The Yoga Hour, a weekly podcast with listeners in over 130 countries. Her latest book, The Jewel Abundance: Finding Prosperity through the Ancient Wisdom of Yoga, was recently published by New World Library.

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Reviews

[Joy-Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Living the Eternal Way by Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian provides the background, information and practices on the path of Kriya Yoga. For those UUs who would like spiritual practices to go along with our 7 principles, this is a perfect book. Rev. O'Brian is a disciple of Roy Eugene Davis, who himself is a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda. The scientific principles behind the practices provide strong background and believability to this information.

[Roya · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much clarity after reading this wise book on living the eternal way. Highly recommend it to those who want to find their true purpose and understand the nature of our lives here on Earth.