How to Live in the Here and Now

by Jones, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781846941733
• ISBN10: 1846941733
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-15
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Is this is good as life gets? How can I be happy? What is the meaning of life?

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Why do you want to Live in the Here and Now?	p. 5
What exactly does it mean to Live in the Here and Now?	p. 9
The Four Dissociations of the Mind that will try to pull you away from the Here and Now	p. 27
How to direct your attention into the Here and Now and get it to stay there	p. 44
The Fifth Position, what it is, and how it controls the reality of your world	p. 55
The Identification of Objects: What is really 'Out There'?	p. 69
Learn how to control your thoughts using the Bubble Meditation	p. 83
Knowing your true Wants and Values	p. 90
Identification with the Myth of the Self: Recognizing who you really are (and who you are not)	p. 119
The secret to letting go of your Past and Future selves	p. 140
Freeing yourself from Identification with the Myth of the Self	p. 150
TOTEs: What are they? How do they control you? How can you break them?	p. 158
Quietening your Inner Voice	p. 170
The Downtime Anchor: Extend control of your direction of attention through choice	p. 184
The Cycle of Wants: Freeing yourself from the control of false desire	p. 191
Beliefs: Rebuilding your map of your world	p. 206
Just a Moment: Weakening your attachment to time	p. 218
Relevant Philosophies: Who has been Here before you?	p. 240
The Memory System and Awareness: Where is the true self? Behind the workings of the mind	p. 267
Conclusion	p. 283
Further Reading	p. 287
Glossary	p. 289
Appendix/Addendum	p. 300
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