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Index
Chapter summary
Introduction ..........................................1
The goods of religious practice
Notes and References
Acknowledgements
1. Benefits of a Religious Practice
Community
Contemplation and tranquility
Ritual and pageantry
Self-transcendence
Comfort facing death and loss
Summary
2. Finding Validity
Existential dread
Consequences of a predetermined nature
Fill the abyss with light
Revelation without end
3. Finding Community
Effects of community
Opportunities for community
Obstacles to community
4. Practicing Contemplation and Tranquility
Meditation
Contemplative practices
The efficacy of prayer
5. Using Ritual
Awareness and assent
Private ritual
Uses of ritual
Elements of ritual
Unmaking rituals
6. Pursuing Bliss
Implications of spontaneous bliss
Inducing bliss
Bliss and philosophy
Bliss and psychology
Bliss in the brain
Addressing the obvious question
7. Inspiring Self-Transcendence
Perceiving excellence
Celebrating contingency
Finding heroes
8. Articulating Your Ethics
Uses of an ethical code
Your Ethical Basis
Candidate codes
Your own touchstone
9. Dancing With Mister D
Ten billion to die
Using death to motivate virtue
Grieving
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