How to Understand the Mind
This book offers us deep insight into our mind, and shows how an understanding of its nature and functions can be used practically in every day experience to improve our lives.
This book offers us deep insight into our mind, and shows how an understanding of its nature and functions can be used practically in every day experience to improve our lives.
Part 1 is a practical guide to developing and maintaining a light, positive mind - showing how to recognize and abandon states of mind that harm us, and to replace them with peaceful and beneficial ones.
Part 2 describes different types of mind in detail, revealing the depth and profundity of the Buddhist understanding of the mind. It concludes with a detailed explanation of meditation, showing how by controlling and transforming our mind we can attain a lasting state of joy, independent of external conditions.
Problems arise only if we respond to difficult external situations with negative state of mind. Therefore, if we really want to be free from problems we must learn to control our mind by controlling our desire.
Subtitle | The nature and power of the mind |
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ISBN/SKU: | GRP-BK-HTUTM |
Current Edition / Reprint | 2018 |
Edition History | First published 1993 as Understanding the Mind 2nd edition 1997 3rd edition 2002 Reprinted 2004, Reset 2007, 2010, 2013 4th edition published as How to Understand the Mind 2014 Reprinted 2014, 2016, 2018 |
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