How To Practice : The Way to a Meaningful Life

An Instructional Resource And Inspirational Guide To Daily Life Describes Each Step On The Path To Spiritual Enlightenment And Explains How To Practice Everyday Morality, Meditation, Wisdom, And Compassion. Introduction : The Need For Peace And Kindness -- I. The Basics -- 1. Three Ways To Practice -- Ii. Practicing Morality -- 2. Identifying The Scope Of Suffering -- 3. Discovering How Trouble Starts And Stops -- 4. Refraining From Harm -- 5. Extending Help -- 6. Aspiring To Enlightenment -- Iii. Practicing Concentrated Meditation -- 7. Focusing The Mind -- Iv. Practicing Wisdom -- 8. Examining How Beings And Things Exist -- 9. The Middle Way -- 10. Mind And The Deep Nature Of Mind -- V. Tantra -- 11. Deity Yoga. His Holiness The Dalai Lama ; Translated And Edited By Jeffrey Hopkins. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 225-226). As human beings, we possess one common desire: the need for happiness and a meaningful life. According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the ability to find true fulfillment lies within each of us. Now, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet, Nobel Prize winner, and bestselling author helps readers begin the path to enlightenment in a very special book — an easy-access reference for daily practice as well as stunning illumination of the timeless wisdom of His Holiness. How to Practice will guide you toward opening your heart, refraining from doing harm, maintaining mental tranquility, and more. Divided into a series of distinct steps that will lead spiritual seekers of all faiths toward enlightenment, this accessible book is a constant and daily companion in the quest to practice morality, meditation, and wisdom. The Dalai Lama shows us how to overcome our everyday obstacles, from feelings of anger and mistrust to jealousy, insecurity, and counterproductive thinking. Imbued with His Holiness' vivacious spirit and sense of playfulness, How to Practice offers the Dalai Lama's own sage and very practical insight into the human psyche and what binds us all together. As human beings, we all share the desire for happiness and meaning in our lives. According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the ability to find true fulfillment lies within each of us. In this very special book, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet, Nobel Prize winner, and bestselling author helps readers embark upon the path to enlightenment with a stunning illumination of the timeless wisdom and an easy-access reference for daily practice. Divided into a series of distinct steps that will lead spiritual seekers toward enlightenment, How to Practice is a constant companion in the quest to practice morality, meditation, and wisdom. This accessible book will guide you toward opening your heart, refraining from doing harm, and maintiaining mentaltranquility as the Dalai Lama shows you how to overcome everyday obstacles, from feelings of anger and mistrust to jealousy, insecurity, and counterproductive thinking. Imbued with His Holiness' vivacious spirit and sense of playfulness, How to Practice offers sage and practical insight into the human psyche and into the deepest aspirations that bind us all together. Introduction : the need for peace and kindness I. The basics 1. Three ways to practice II. Practicing morality 2. Identifying the scope of suffering 3. Discovering how trouble starts and stops 4. Refraining from harm 5. Extending help 6. Aspiring to enlightenment III. Practicing concentrated meditation 7. Focusing the mind IV. Practicing wisdom 8. Examining how beings and things exist 9. The middle way 10. Mind and the deep nature of mind V. Tantra 11. Deity Yoga VI. Steps along the way 12. Overview of the path to enlightenment. At once a straightforward instructional resource and inspirational guide to daily life, this ecumenical spiritual handbook describes each step on the path to spiritual enlightenment and explains how to practice everyday morality, meditation, wisdom, and compassion and how to achieve total body-mind harmony. Reprint. According to some Buddhist schools, Shakyamuni Buddha first became enlightened in India in the sixth century B.C., through practice of the path.]