Living a Life of Harmony by Cockburn, Darren -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Image Title Page Epigraph Table of Contents Introduction

The Guidelines Personal journey Creating Living a Life of Harmony POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Chapter 1. The Process

What is The Process? Why is understanding The Process important? Who owns The Process? Is The Process orderly? Who am I? Am I dreaming this? Obvious and subtle processes Reflecting on The Process How does The Process relate to being present? How does The Process relate to God? Spirituality & science Am I making my own choices? POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Chapter 2. The Guidelines

How The Guidelines were created The Guidelines Progress rather than perfection Decision making & conflicts Teaching and groups The Process & The Guidelines in action POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Chapter 3. Honor the Body

Honoring the body Diet Relaxation Sleep Physical activity Acceptance of the body Energy Sexuality Connections with other guidelines POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Chapter 4. Be Present, Bringing Awareness and Acceptance into Every Moment

Relationship with mindfulness and Mindfulness+ The Two Modes of The Mind The Four A’s Dealing with emotional pain The pain-body Relative acceptance Absolute acceptance Identifications and the ego Becoming more aware Cultivating awareness Patience with practice Awareness during sleep Connections with other guidelines POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Chapter 5. Act with Kindness, Considering Everyone and Everything

The source of kindness The Selfishness/Altruism Intention Scale Applying the guideline Being considerate Being friendly Being generous Six ways to cultivate kindness Connections with other guidelines POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Chapter 6. Understand the Truth, Communicating It Selectively and Skillfully

Feeling the truth Determining the truth Being honest with yourself Communicating kindly and truthfully Selective communication Harmonious communication Helping others find the truth through true listening Skillful self-disclosure Connections with other guidelines POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Chapter 7. Do Only What Needs to Be Done

The global epidemic of being busy Reviewing your activities Aligning new activities Prioritizing your activities whilst being present Karma yoga Is this really necessary? Treading your own unique path Working within The Guidelines Communication and thoughts Consideration of others Connections with other guidelines POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Chapter 8. Harmoniously Obtain and Retain Only What You Need

Reviewing your items Harmoniously obtain only what you need Obtaining things for pleasure Simplicity and spaciousness Greed Connections with other guidelines POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Chapter 9. Apply The Guidelines to Your Digital Device Usage

Only use a device when it’s really needed Stay mindful during device usage Be kind to your body during device usage Communicate selectively, truthfully and skillfully during device usage Have time away from your devices every day Take opportunities for real human contact Accepting that digital device usage is a part of life Connections with other guidelines POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Chapter 10. Building & Structuring Your Practice

Benefits and measures Three areas of practice Opportunities for practice General challenges and questions The link to spiritual awakening POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Afterword Endnotes Bibliography Also by this Author About the Author About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company Books of Related Interest Copyright & Permissions

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