The five hurdles to happiness : and the mindful path to overcoming them
(Book)
Author
Published
Boulder : Shambhala, 2018.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781611804492, 1611804493
Physical Desc
252 pages ; 24 cm
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Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction | 158.1 ABB | Available |
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Published
Boulder : Shambhala, 2018.
Language
English
ISBN
9781611804492, 1611804493
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The Buddha's teaching on the five hindrances to awakening in the ancient scripture Samyutta Nikaya, where he contrasts them to the seven factors of enlightenment. They are a feature of what's taught in all the Buddhist traditions. Mitch Abblett gives the teaching a unique modern and secular interpretation, combining traditional wisdom with contemporary psychology--with examples from the lives of the real people he has worked with on the hindrances in his psychotherapy practice. The hindrances are, according to Mitch's formulation (there are various others): desire, hostility, sluggishness, worry, and doubt. Recognizing how each hindrance manifests in you goes a long way toward freeing yourself from it, but each hindrance also has a corresponding antidote that works like a wonder drug prescribed for a specific illness. The book takes the Buddhist five hindrances beyond their application to meditation and uses them as a frame for engaging readers in a process of contemplating their own life in general and learning to turn into their experience rather than merely repeating bad habits."--Publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Abblett, M. (2018). The five hurdles to happiness: and the mindful path to overcoming them . Shambhala.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Abblett, Mitch. 2018. The Five Hurdles to Happiness: And the Mindful Path to Overcoming Them. Shambhala.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Abblett, Mitch. The Five Hurdles to Happiness: And the Mindful Path to Overcoming Them Shambhala, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Abblett, Mitch. The Five Hurdles to Happiness: And the Mindful Path to Overcoming Them Shambhala, 2018.
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