Everyday Buddhism: Real-Life Buddhist Teachings & Practices For Real Change 9781734163803

Table of contents :
CONTENTS
TESTIMONIALS OF REAL CHANGE
DEDICATIONS
SETTING THE TONE
USING THE PRACTICE & REFLECTIONS SECTIONS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION: SEIZE THE MIND
Be An Insider
What the Buddha Discovered is Also Within You
RIGHT VIEW: RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
Basic Buddhist Teachings
The Eightfold Path = The Way Out
Right View = Right Understanding
The Slippery Self
Right View Practice: No-Self & Emptiness
Reflection on Right View
RIGHT INTENTION: REMEMBERING TO BE LESS OF A JERK
The BIG Intention: The Good Heart
Intention is Remembering
Intention is Remembering PLUS Action
Right View Motivates Right Action
Practicing the Good Heart: Mind Protection
Right Intention Practice: Intention + Action
Reflection on Right Intention
RIGHT SPEECH: ZIP IT!
The Four Restraints
Truthful Speech
Peaceful & Gentle Speech
Meaningful Speech
Right Speech Practice: When to Speak; When to Listen
Reflection on Right Speech
RIGHT ACTION IS NOT REACTION
The Second Arrow: Acceptance IS Action
Remembering Interdependence: Preventing Reaction
The Five Precepts: Gentle Guides, Not Commandments
The Freedom Vows: Right Action Guidelines
Right Action Practice: Vow Tracking & The Pause
Reflections on Right Action
RIGHT LIVELIHOOD: RIGHT LIVING
Work! Is It Just About Work?
I Am ≠ I Do
Practicing Right Livelihood as Lifestyle
Right Livelihood Practice: Five Daily Guidelines
Reflection on Right Livelihood
RIGHT EFFORT: FIND A JOYFUL BALANCE
The Four Aspects of Right Effort: Try To Do
The Five Hindrances: Try Not To Do
The Three Types of Destructive Thinking
The Practice of Right Effort
Right Effort Practice: Adjust Your Habits
Reflection on Right Effort
RIGHT MINDFULNESS & RIGHT CONCENTRATION
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
How to Practice Mindfulness & Meditation
The Five Hindrdances to Meditation
Awareness & The Many Forms of Meditation
Touring the Many Types of Meditation
Arriving at Awareness
Right Mindfulness Practice: Unified Mindfulness
Reflection on Right Mindfulness & Concentration
SUMMARY OF PRACTICES & REFLECTIONS
You Gotta Try It To See If It Works
Right View Practice: No-Self & Emptiness
Reflection on Right View
Right Intention Practice: Intention + Action
Reflection on Right Intention
Right Speech Practice: When to Speak; When to Listen
Reflection on Right Speech
Right Action Practice: Vow Tracking & The Pause
Reflections on Right Action
Right Livelihood Practice: Five Daily Guidelines
Reflection on Right Livelihood
Right Effort Practice: Adjust Your Habits
Reflection on Right Effort
Right Mindfulness Practice: Unified Mindfulness
Reflection on Right Mindfulness & Concentration
THE LIST OF LISTS
The Four Noble Truths
The Eightfold Path
The Three Sufferings
The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind to Dharma
The Three Kinds of Right Intention
The Four Restraints in Right Speech
The Five Precepts
The Freedom Vows
The Five Daily Guidelines
The Four Aspects of Right Effort
The Five Hindrances: Try Not to Do
The Three Types of Destructive Thinking
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
The Five Hindrances to Meditation
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PERMISSIONS & REFERENCES
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
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