The Buddhist Path to Simplicity: Spiritual Practice in Everyday Life
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Christina Feldman. The Buddhist Path to Simplicity: Spiritual Practice in Everyday Life
THE. Buddhist Path to Simplicity
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Contents
Foreword
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Simplicity
The Source of Happiness and Unhappiness
Personal Story, Life Story
The Middle Way
Patience and Compassion
GUIDED MEDITATION
CHAPTER 2 Renunciation
Releasing Anxiety
Renunciation is Compassion
The Enlightened and the Unenlightened
The Wisdom of Impermanence
Moment-to-Moment Renunciation
GUIDED MEDITATION
CHAPTER 3 Integrity
The Loving Kindness of Ethics
Cultivation and Restraint
Harmlessness
The Path of Generosity and Honesty
Sexual Integrity
Wise Speech
Keeping a Clear Mind
The Wisdom of Integrity
GUIDED MEDITATION
CHAPTER 4 The Mind
The Power of Thought
The Pathways of the Mind
The Power of the Mind
The Potential of the Mind
Papanca—Thought Proliferation
Wise and Unwise Attention
The Vastness of Mind
GUIDED MEDITATION
CHAPTER 5 Compassion
Separation and Interconnectedness
Learning to Listen
Responding to Pain
Active Compassion
The Faces of Pain
Doubt and Fear
GUIDED MEDITATION
CHAPTER 6 Emotion
The Wilderness of the Heart
Finding Stillness in the Storms
Probing Beneath the Surface
Emotional Wakefulness
Emotional Habits
Pathways to Emotional Balance
The Journey from the Known to the Unknown
GUIDED MEDITATION
CHAPTER 7 Effort
Attainment and Immanence
The Art of Awakening
Love and Discipline
Joyful Effort
Transformation
Unwise Effort
Wise Effort
Cultivating a Mind and Heart of Wisdom
Letting go of Unskilful States
Awakening the Dormant Qualities Within
Avoiding Unskilful states
GUIDED MEDITATION
CHAPTER 8 Speech
An Authentic Voice
Honesty in Speech
Timely Speech
Clear Intention
Cultivating Truthfulness
Words of Meaning
Gossip
Learning to Listen
GUIDED MEDITATION
CHAPTER 9 Mindfulness
The Richness of Mindfulness
Cultivating Oneness
The Intimacy of Mindfulness
Unconditional Welcome
Bare Attention
Dissolving Habit
Addiction to Pleasure
The Changing Seasons of the Moment
GUIDED MEDITATION
CHAPTER 10 Awakening
The Palace of Illusions
The Tension of Awakening
The Mystery of Awakening
Dedicated Moments of Stillness
The End of Sorrow
GUIDED MEDITATION
CHAPTER 11 Beginner’s Mind
Freedom Within Our Stories
The Vocabulary of Seeing Anew
Still Learning
New Beginnings
About the Publisher
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Spiritual Practice For Everyday Life
CHRISTINA FELDMAN
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Simplicity is a journey that involves both our inner and outer worlds—they are interconnected, endlessly informing each other. Our lives are simply our hearts and minds taking form, made manifest. Our words, thoughts, actions, and choices are born within our hearts and minds. Untangling the knots of complexity found within our thoughts, feelings, and perceptions, we learn to untangle the knots of our lives. We learn how to be at home in each moment with calmness, balance, and the willingness to learn. Simplicity is not passive, a benign detachment from the turbulence of life; it is a way of placing our finger upon the pulse of our life and discovering the ways of liberation.
In the Tao Te Ching it is said,
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