Darren Cockburn

Living a Life of Harmony

Seven Guidelines for Cultivating Peace and Kindness

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Produktbeschreibung

7 simple yet powerful guidelines that provide a compass for navigating life harmoniously and spreading compassion and kindness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781620558904
• ISBN-10: 1620558904
• Artikelnr.: 53447085

Autorenporträt

Darren Cockburn has been practicing meditation and mindfulness for over 20 years, studying with a range of teachers from different religions. As a coach and teacher, he has supported hundreds of people in meditation, mindfulness, and finding a connection to spirituality, with a focus on applying spiritual teachings in everyday life to cultivate a peaceful mind. The author of Being Present, he lives in Bournemouth, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
The Guidelines
Personal journey
Creating ‘Living a Life of Harmony’
Points for Reflection
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author