{"product_id":"mind-in-harmony-the-psychology-of-buddhist-ethics-9781909314085","title":"Mind in Harmony: The Psychology of Buddhist Ethics","description":"\u003cp\u003e'This is a refreshing approach to the classical Abhidharma material, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erelentlessly experiential and eminently practical. It offers a way of engaging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edirectly with the sophisticated elements of Buddhist psychology that is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimmediately accessible... I heartily recommend it to anyone who wants to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003euse Buddhist wisdom to explore and clarify their minds.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Olendzki, author of Unlimiting Mind, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esenior scholar at Barre Center for Buddhist Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It's not our bank balance, looks, social status or popularity that determines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estate of mind. Subhuti helps us to identify what's going on in our mind, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esee clearly what's helpful and what will end in tears.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVessantara, author of The Breath and A Guide to the Buddhas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat exactly should I be working on in my spiritual life?'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the question that Subhuti sets before us, along with what we most\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eneed to answer it for ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before the discoveries of contemporary neuroscience and psychology, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Buddha gained insight into the nature of mind. In early Buddhism this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprofound insight informed the Abhidharma - a 'training manual' to help\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eus understand and transform our own minds. Subhuti brings this manual\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto life, and shows us the ways in which it illuminates our mind's patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutlining the processes whereby the mind attends to the world, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubhuti guides us expertly to an appreciation of how mental states arise, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand how to distinguish between skilful mental states and their opposites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this way, we are given the means to live a happier and more fruitful\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emind in its ultimate harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Windhorse Publications (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909314085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Subhuti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452250288309,"sku":"9781909314085","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_31be4acc-1f21-4665-90d0-9eb42f5d2a86.jpg?v=1776826401","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mind-in-harmony-the-psychology-of-buddhist-ethics-9781909314085","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}