Unconditional Bliss
Finding Happiness in the Face of Hardship
1st Edition
Published on 20. September 2013
217 pages
978-0-8356-3073-3 (ISBN)
Description
We can be happy in spite of hardship, heartbreak, or a job we hate. Pie-in-the-sky? This down-to-earth guy shows us how.When personal tragedy struck, Howard Cushnir already knew the Zen practice of staying in the moment. But he wasn't prepared for the gift of grace he received. One day, all but lost, he was suddenly suffused with a complete sense of well-being---not a passing experience, but one available from then on. Paying close attention to the changes in his own inner states, Howard soon realized that feeling blissful is a choice we can always make, regardless of our circumstances.His message is profound, but his method couldn't be more practical. All we do is ask ourselves two simple questions...
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Content
- Cover
- Unconditional Bliss: Finding Happiness in the Face of Hardship
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Content
- Introduction
- PART ONE: Terms of Service
- CHAPTER 1: How I Know about Bliss
- CHAPTER 2: Don't Believe a Word I Say
- CHAPTER 3: This Is Not a New Age Book
- PART TWO: Basic Bliss
- CHAPTER 4: A Defining Moment
- CHAPTER 5: Contracting and Expanding
- CHAPTER 6: Resistance
- CHAPTER 7: Acceptance
- CHAPTER 8: Awareness
- CHAPTER 9
- The First Try
- The Second Try
- CHAPTER 10: Out of the Blocks
- CHAPTER 11: Stumbling
- CHAPTER 12: The Art of Asking
- ANALYZING
- JUDGING
- BARGAINING
- CHAPTER 13: The Point
- CHAPTER 14: Living the Questions
- CHAPTER 15: Perfect Poison
- CHAPTER 16: Bill of Goods
- PART THREE: Advanced Bliss
- CHAPTER 17: Dissent
- THE SELFISH ARGUMENT
- THE CLOUD ARGUMENT
- THE CLICHE ARGUMENT
- THE HERO ARGUMENT
- THE FUTILITY ARGUMENT
- CHAPTER 18: Radar
- CHAPTER 19: Backlog
- COMPULSION
- LIVING THE DEATH
- THE HEALING ARTS
- BREAKING THROUGH
- CHAPTER 20: Wiring
- CHAPTER 21: Swinging
- THINKING ABOUT THINKING
- THOUGHT AND BLISS
- RACKING MY BRAIN
- CHAPTER 22: Swirling
- OBSESSION
- THE WAY WE FEEL
- CHAPTER 23: Twitching
- STATE OF EMERGENC Y
- THE PARADOX OF AWARENESS
- CHAPTER 24: Stinging
- BATTLING OUR BODIES
- THE POWER OF PAlN
- PHYSICAL EDUCATION
- CHAPTER 25: Stuck
- CRADLING THE BABY
- GIVING THANKS
- PART FOUR: Beyond Bliss
- CHAPTER 26: What a Dog Hears
- WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE?
- US VS. THEM
- HARD CHOICES
- HOW IT IS
- CHAPTER 27: Hell
- EXPECTATION AT WORK
- EXPECTATION AT HOME
- EXPECTATION IN LOVE
- EXPECTATION WITHIN
- PREFERENCE
- IMAGE
- CHAPTER 28: Hidden Treasure
- CHAPTER 29: Mystery
- FIREWORKS
- PUFFING UP
- PRETENDING TO KNOW
- THE FALLACY OF SELF-IMPROVEMENT
- CHAPTER 30: More Mystery
- FLASHPOINTS
- A DOUBLE DESTINY
- CHAPTER 31: Greater Mystery Still
- Gratitude
