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Offered a sliding scale fee structure and scholarships to our meditation retreats to make them available to all. Held free weekly public fellowship webinar to provide inspiration and provided free access to the Easwaran Digital Library of video and audio talks, for leading the spiritual life in the home and community, and free online instructions and resources to learn passage meditation. 484840 Publication and sale of books, audio and video recordings of Eknath Easwaran's spiritual talks; publication of a free journal for spiritual living to provide inspiration and hope to the readers; free offerings on our website to support a meditation practice and provide inspiration; maintaining a complete archive of Eknath Easwaran's written and recorded teachings.The meditation method (passage meditation) is nondenominational and nonsectarian. 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