Full Description
Arguing that spirituality is not about religion but about living happily, this guidebook offers advice on the skills of the inner life-the mind and emotions-that are needed for a life of gladness. This examination discusses the requirements for happiness, explores their nature, and shows that mastering a set of five of them leads to bliss. The exercises in this resource are offered to spiritual seekers as a path towards happiness and emphasize that personal elation is not caused by external events, but by mastering the skills of the inner life.
Contents
Part OneChapter 1: Something to think about.Chapter 2. Introducing the inner lifeChapter 3: The inner life and happinessChapter 4: What is happiness anyway?Chapter 5: Habit, change and the habit basisChapter 6: A short zoology of the inner lifeChapter 7: Basic skillsPart twoChapter 8: Mindfulness skillsChapter 9: Mindfulness practiceChapter 10: Benevolence skillsChapter 13: Story in practiceChapter 14: Applications of the story skills - Things and the Self.Chapter 15: Letting go skillsChapter 16: The practice of letting goChapter 17: Enjoyment skillsChapter 18: Enjoying practicePart threeChapter 19: Spirituality, religion and science.Chapter 20: Some thoughts about death and dyingChapter 21: A way of lifeAppendix: Standing on the shoulders of giantsPersonal debtsFurther reading
