Real-world enlightenment : discovering ordinary magic in everyday life

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"Enlightenment isn't a lofty and unrelatable goal; it's something that is available to us all the time, in the midst of the challenging, exuberant, and mundane occurrences and activities of our everyday lives. Beloved mindfulness teacher-and longtime Buddhist practitioner-Susan Kaiser Greenland explores time-tested universal themes to help us tap into a sense of well-being that is with us regardless of our circumstances. These themes--including C...

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ISBN:

9781611809350

Edition:

First edition

Description:

ix, 226 pages ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Real world enlightenment

Notes:

"Skills, practices, and insights from wisdom traditions"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

We have what we need to be free: playfulness, attention, balance, and compassion
Take good care: safety and kindness
Looking to feel better: motivation and renunciation
What seekers seek: yearning, goodness, and joy
For everyone and everything: humility and its ripple effect
Survival 2.0: relaxation and love
Don't think about a white bear: allowing, appreciation, and self-compassion
The just-right-for-me rule: multiplicity, interdependence, and change
Our bodies and surroundings change minds: cause, effect, and interdependence
Steady like a log: concentration and discernment
So be it: awareness and allowing
Perfect action: relaxed, minimal effort and discernment
What will you do in the bardo?: openness and change
The stories we tell ourselves: awareness and investigation
We're wrong about everything: humilty and wisdom
Nobody is running the show, the habits chapter: awareness and kindness
Everything is in play: identity and the myth of perfection
What matters most: awareness and discernment
Conclusion: try to be kinder

LCCN:

2023033965

Control Number:

3324208

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