Description of the kind of effort needed to liberate the mind and how to make this effort skillfully. Practical ways to work with motivation. Stories illustrating principles.
Basic map for transforming judgments. Contains lively stories, poetry and sutta references, all in the spirit of 'it's workable.'
- Mindfulness: Active & receptive qualitie3s
- Mindfulness of the Body & Nervous System: Practical techniques
-Heart Practices: An overview
-The role of Wise Effort in the practice of inquiry into mental habits
The importance of Wise Friends on the path
We inquire into the nature of the "judgmental mind", how it is different from non-reactive discernment, why it is important to work with the judgmental mind, and how we transform it.
Exploring a few of the difficult or afflictive states of mind that arise in our human experience...fear, anger, unwholesome desire and attachment; also exploring some of the ways the Buddha encourages us to work with them in our practice, in the light of purification and the liberation of the mind and heart.
