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The art of disappearing : the Buddha's path to lasting joy

Ajahn Brahm, 1951-2011
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As human beings, we strive to make life go smoothly for ourselves and others, but that is expecting from the world something it cannot give. Ajahn Brahm, the bestselling author of Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung? and Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond, presents in this new work wisdom for learning to abandon the headwind of false expectations and follow instead the path of understanding in order to find true joy within. By releasing our attachment to past and future, hope and fear, we can settle into the stillness underlying all our thoughts and discover the bliss of the present moment.
Author:
Imprint:
Boston : Wisdom Pub., [2011]©2011
Collation:
vii, 148 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
The big pictureBringing the mind into the presentDeveloping mindfulnessMedicines for the mindWisdom powerPacification and the insights that followAppreciating the blissRecognizing true wisdomHappiness comes from disappearanceMake this the last timeClimbing the pyramid of sama-dhi.
ISBN:
9780861716685 (paperback)086171668X (paperback)
Dewey class:
294.3444
LC class:
BQ5405
Language:
English
BRN:
82186
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
City Library-SocietySOCIETY 294.3444 AJAHOn loan - Due: 08 Jul 2026
North Melbourne Library-SocietySOCIETY 294.3444 AJAHOn loan - Due: 05 Jul 2026
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