Diamond Mind A Psychology of Meditation

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-03-27
Publisher(s): Shambhala
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Summary

Buddhism teaches that the mind is the source of 100 percent of all unhappiness: anxiety, agitation, desire, anger, grief. Through understanding how our mind works, it is possible to tame it-and to discover that happiness, wisdom, compassion, and clarity are actually inherent qualities in all of us. Much has been written of this subject, but Rob Nairn's book is the first to express the principles of Buddhist psychology in a way that is so easy to understand and enjoyable to read-while remaining remarkably accurate and complete. Each chapter includes exercises that bring the truth of the teaching home.

Author Biography

Rob Nairn's training in psychology and Buddhist practice brings him a unique ability to explain ancient Eastern concepts in modern, accessible terms. The author of What Is Meditation? and Diamond Mind, he is sought after internationally as a lecturer on Buddhist philosophy and meditation.

Table of Contents

Foreword xiii
Preface xv
Introduction 1(2)
What Is Meditation?
3(17)
The Journey Inward
3(2)
Towards a Description
5(1)
An Attitude of Acceptance
5(4)
Beyond Ambition: No Goals
9(1)
Motivation: Realizing Our Inherent Potential
10(2)
Effects of Meditation
12(2)
Meditation in Practice: Guidelines
14(6)
Meditation Support
16(1)
An Adventure
16(1)
Ending Every Session
17(1)
Meditation Using a Support
17(3)
Outlook and Looking In
20(16)
Attitude
20(2)
Finding Out Where We Are
22(7)
Observer Consciousness and Activity Mind
24(5)
Beyond Expectations and Assumptions
29(3)
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
32(4)
Hidden Reefs
36(15)
Expectations
40(2)
Assumptions
42(2)
Goals
44(7)
Letting Go of Goals
47(4)
The Butterfly Mind
51(12)
Why Is the Mind Unsettled?
51(1)
How We Keep the Mind Unsettled
52(1)
Unsettling through Reactivity
53(3)
How to Settle the Mind
56(2)
Where Does My Mind Go?
57(1)
Making Friends with the Mind
58(2)
Tranquillity Is Not a Lovely Feeling
60(3)
It Just Flows By...
63(22)
Stabilizing the Mind
63(2)
Changing Habitual Patterns
65(1)
Inner Surveillance
66(2)
Backtracking
68(2)
Backtracking
69(1)
Mind Scheme 1
70(2)
Mind Scheme 2
72(2)
The Moment of Arising
74(3)
The Moment of Arising
77(1)
The Dawn of Freedom: Dissolving Conditioning
77(2)
The Stabilized Mind
79(6)
The Cycle of Thought
80(5)
True Tranquillity
85(14)
How to Catch a Monkey
85(1)
The Reactivity of the Mind
86(4)
Engaging Content
89(1)
Tranquillity Is Not Fabricated
90(2)
Obstacles and Openness
92(2)
A Spectrum of Practices
94(5)
The Path Is Obstacles
99(5)
Near Enemies
101(3)
The Three Modes
102(2)
Enlightenment
104(5)
A Diamond Buried in Mud
104(5)
Appendix: Guidelines for Helpers 109(8)
Acknowledgments 117

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