Description
Book SynopsisSpiritual Practice and Daily Life’s Collection
The aim of this collection of essays is to bring together themes that were developed during lectures and teaching sessions. These teachings respond to the questions of practitioners who encountered obstacles, in their daily life, and in their practice.
Although these themes are approached in a Buddhist framework, they may also be of interest to anyone seeking responses to the difficulties of daily life in a turbulent modern world.
The first book in this collection “Petits galets sur le chemin” [Small Peebles on the Path, not translated into English], provided an overview of a path by answering questions asked by both beginners and experienced practitioners.
Table of ContentsPreface
Homage
Table of Content
A caution
Introduction
Ignorance and ego grasping
Fundamental ignorance
Dualistic grasping
Cognitive grasping
The three spheres
The self, a dependency system
Domain of ego extension
Fundamental or habitual tendencies
Disturbing emotions
Conflicts and disturbing emotions
Illusion of free will and dependent attention
The conscious and awareness
Veil of dualistic grasping
Attention to the body
Time for the ego and time for meditation
Time and emotions
Psychic continuum, source of paralysis and incapacity
Grasping and duality
The spiritual meaning in our existence
Ego grasping
The awakening mindset
Reminding ourselves of the ultimate meaning
Suffering, duality and altruistic intention
Phenomena are compounded
Nature of mind
The seed of aspiration
Four reminders
Opportunities for reminding and actualisation
Taking refuge
Tools of practice, retreats, pilgrimage, mala and mantras
Aware and present
Ultimate intention
Why are sleeping and dreaming so important?
Symbolic communication of dreams
Coherence and unifying intention
Connecting with spiritual meaning
Promoting presence and relaxation in daily life
Toning and body-based practices
Daily relaxation
Deep relaxation, and Shavasana
Disposition of the mind in everyday life
Reminding of the Self, and reminding of the profound meaning
Do not create an opposition between the sacred and the profane
Disposition to practice meditation
A fresh approach to life
Simply seeing
Free of grasping
The here and now
The support of attention
Gently coming back
Improving our state
Considerations on communication and ways to improve it
Interdependence between different types of communication
Unified vision of different types of communication
Rumination
Recapitulation
Sleep and dreams
Vigilance and alertness in daily life and quality of sleep
Resolution and reduction of conflicts, conditions for good rest and sleep
Sleep and rest
The practice of recapitulation
Relaxation and improved rest and sleep
Importance of breath in daily life
How to nourish ourselves on a daily basis
Taking action, and fulfilment
Grief and separation
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Notes
