Title: The art of disappearing : the Buddha's path to lasting joy /
Authors: Ajahn Brahm, 1951-
Publisher: Wisdom Publications,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Religious life Buddhism
Abstract: Whether mere bumps in the road or genuine crises, we live in a world of unwanted events that no willpower can prevent. This book helps us learn to abandon the headwind of false expectations and follow instead the Buddha's path of understanding. Releasing our attachment to past and future, to self and other, we can directly experience the natural state of serenity underlying all our thoughts and discover the bliss of the present moment. In that space, we learn what it is to disappear. Ajahn Brahm, an unparalleled guide to the bliss of meditation, makes the journey as fun as it is rewarding.
Contents: The big picture -- Bringing the mind into the present -- Developing mindfulness -- Medicines for the mind -- Wisdom power -- Pacification and the insights that follow -- Appreciating the bliss -- Recognizing true wisdom -- Happiness comes from disappearance -- Make this the last time -- Climbing the pyramid of sama-dhi.