Enlightenment to Go by Michie, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Praise Title Page Dedication Introduction PART I - Developing the Compassionate Mind of Enlightenment

1 - The Choice of Awakening

CHANGING OUR INNER REALITY WHAT KIND OF SHOES? OUR INGRAINED MENTAL HABITS THE CIRCUIT BREAKER

2 - The Big Picture or the Here and Now?

WHAT EXACTLY IS NORMAL? ONE OF A RARE ELITE A BROADER PERSPECTIVE OF CONSCIOUSNESS LATRINE-FILLERS—OR NO LONGER ORDINARY? GRATITUDE: THE ANTIDOTE TO DESPAIR

3 - Inner Experience or Outer Appearance?

THE TRADE-OFF WE NEVER CONSIDER EXAGGERATING THE POSITIVE THE SUPERSTITION OF CONSUMERISM LASTING HAPPINESS FOR A MILLIONTH OF THE EFFORT OUT OF TOUCH WITH REALITY?—A CASE STUDY

4 - Shifting the Focus from Self to Other

LOVE AND COMPASSION DEFINED A TRUE CAUSE OF HAPPINESS ME, MYSELF, AND I EQUALIZING SELF WITH OTHERS MOTHERS, LOVERS, AND FRIENDS FROM PREVIOUS LIFETIMES EXCHANGING SELF FOR OTHERS THE EFFECTS OF SHIFTING FOCUS

5 - Bodhichitta: The Compassionate Mind of Enlightenment

BODHICHITTA: THE JEWEL OF THE MIND WISHING AND VENTURING BODHICHITTA THE INCALCULABLE BENEFITS OF BODHICHITTA THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF BODHICHITTA

PART II - The Compassionate Mind of Enlightenment in Practice

6 - Open Heart, Open Hand: The Perfection of Generosity

THE PRIVILEGE OF GENEROSITY THE SCIENTIFIC PROOF: GIVING MAKES YOU HAPPIER THE ETHICAL BASIS OF GIVING GENEROSITY AS A CAUSE OF WEALTH GENEROSITY AS A STATE OF MIND HOW TO OVERCOME GRASPING GENEROSITY: ITS OWN REWARD?

7 - A Practical Approach to Ethics

THE TEN NONVIRTUES ETHICS AS A CAUSE OF HAPPINESS ETHICS AS A CAUSE OF ATTRACTIVENESS GOING BEYOND “THOU SHALT NOT”

8 - Thank Buddha for Aggravation! The Perfection of Patience

THE EFFECTS OF ANGER WHEN ANGER IS INTERNALIZED: DEPRESSION ANGER AND DEPRESSION AS “NOT PART OF ME” MINDFULNESS OF ANGER-CREATING SITUATIONS REFRAMING I: TAKING OWNERSHIP—IT’S NOT OUT THERE, IT’S IN HERE REFRAMING 2: THANK BUDDHA FOR DIFFICULT PEOPLE! THE EQUIVALENT TO VANQUISHING ALL FOES

9 - Mindfulness and the Yoga of Coffee Drinking

BRIDGING THE DISCONNECT THROUGH MINDFULNESS THE SCIENCE OF MINDFULNESS THE DANGERS OF MINDLESSNESS APPLYING BODHICHITTA MINDFULLY BEGINNING, CONTINUING, AND ENDING EACH DAY WITH MINDFUL BODHICHITTA

10 - Breaking the Cycle of Dissatisfaction

THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF DELUSIONS WHY WE TOLERATE DELUSIONS RECOGNIZING OUR OWN DELUSIONS HOW DELUSIONS SNEAK BACK UP ON US: TWO CAUTIONARY TALES THE INSIDIOUS NATURE OF DELUSIONS

11 - The Four Laws of Spiritual Success

GOAL-SETTING SELF-DISCIPLINE FINDING HAPPINESS IN WHAT WE DO ACHIEVING BALANCE

12 - Our Greatest Teacher

VALUES AND PRIORITIES THE CERTAINTIES AND UNCERTAINTIES OF DEATH BEYOND DEATH OUR GREATEST TEACHER

13 - Feeding the Good Wolf

CHOOSING ENLIGHTENED INFLUENCERS THE BENEFITS OF RETREAT

14 - Emptiness and Santa Claus

OUR MISTAKEN ASSUMPTIONS DEPENDENCE ON PARTS DEPENDENCE ON CAUSES DEPENDENCE ON PROJECTION OF THE MIND THE SANTA CLAUS–LIKE “ME” LIBERATION FROM “I”

15 - Adventures in Inner Space

EMPTINESS IS NOT NOTHINGNESS UNDERSTANDING EMPTINESS ON DIFFERENT LEVELS THE IMPORTANCE OF DIRECT EXPERIENCE MIND MEDITATING ON MIND A MEDITATIVE APPROACH TO DEPRESSION BEING MINDFUL OF EMPTINESS

16 - The Eight Worldly Dharmas

ATTITUDE NOT DEGREE THE BENEFITS OF CRITICISM APPLYING THE “WONDERFUL ME” FILTER

17 - A Code of Conduct for Awakening Beings

STEERING AWAY FROM ARMCHAIR BUDDHISM THE THIEF-LIKE PRACTITIONER A PEACEFUL HEART A SMILING FACE THE PRACTICE IS THE REWARD LIVING EXAMPLES

18 - Dedication

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