Living the Mindful Life A Handbook for Living in the Present Moment

by Tart, Charles T.; Rinpoche, Sogyal

• ISBN13: 9781570620034
• ISBN10: 1570620032
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-08-16
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

Being awake. Why is something that sounds so simple the primary goal of so many of the world's great wisdom traditions? In this workshop-in-a-book, Charles T. Tart shows why: the seeming simplicity of the awakened state belies its transformative effect on the lives of those who strive for it. His easy-to-use exercises put within everyone's reach the elusive art of "waking up" to life in the glorious present moment.

Author Biography

Charles T. Tart, Ph.D., is internationally known as an authority on the interface between psychology, spirituality, and mindfulness practice. He is Professor of Psychology at the University of California at Davis and author of such classic books as Altered States of Consciousness; Transpersonal Psychology; and Waking Up: Overcoming the Obstacles to Human Potential.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	1	(10)
We Are Mindless Robots ... Who Can Change	11	(29)
Mindfulness Exercises	40	(29)
Deepening Practice	69	(30)
Results of Mindfulness Practice: First Follow-up Session	99	(23)
Results of Mindfulness Practice: Second Follow-up Session	122	(28)
Results of Mindfulness Practice: Final Follow-up Session	150	(39)
Notes	189	(8)
Appendix 1 Extending Mindfulness to Everyday Life	197	(26)
Appendix 2 References and Suggested Readings	223	(20)
Index	243