Beyond distraction: practical ways to focus the mind

Introduction: Lost in Thought -- 1. Knowing Your Own Mind: Many Kinds of Thoughts -- 2. Thoughts That Help and Thoughts That Hurt: What Intentions Do You Nurture? -- 3. Antidotes and Alternatives: Strategy #1: Replace Unwholesome Thoughts with Wholesome Thoughts -- 4. Weighing the Costs: Strate...

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1. VerfasserIn: Catherine, Shaila (Verfasst von)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Somerville Wisdom Publications 2022
In:Jahr: 2022
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Therawada / Meditation / Aufmerksamkeit
B Majjhima-nikāya, Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Majjhimanikāya / Aufmerksamkeit
weitere Schlagwörter:B Attention Religious aspects Buddhism
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction: Lost in Thought -- 1. Knowing Your Own Mind: Many Kinds of Thoughts -- 2. Thoughts That Help and Thoughts That Hurt: What Intentions Do You Nurture? -- 3. Antidotes and Alternatives: Strategy #1: Replace Unwholesome Thoughts with Wholesome Thoughts -- 4. Weighing the Costs: Strategy #2: Examine the Dangers of Distracting Thoughts -- 5. Withdrawing the Fuel: Strategy #3: Avoid It, Ignore It, Forget It -- 6. Unravelling the Causes: Strategy #4: Investigate the Causes of Distraction -- 7. Saying No and Meaning It!: Strategy #5: Apply Determination and Resolve -- 8. Applying the Five Strategies: A Complete Training Sequence -- 9. Mastering Your Mind: Moving Toward Liberation -- Appendix 1: Dvedhāvitakka Sutta: Two Kinds of Thought --Appendix 2: Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta: The Removal of Distracting Thoughts -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Exercises -- General Index -- About the Author.
"The mind can be a potent ...
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physische Details:vi, 231 Seiten
ISBN:978-1-61429-787-1