| Life Is Spiritual Practice: Achieving Happiness with the Ten Perfections Contributor(s): Smith, Jean (Author) |
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ISBN: 1614291578 ISBN-13: 9781614291572 Publisher: Wisdom Publications OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Personal Growth - Happiness - Religion | Buddhism - Theravada - Self-help | Self-management - General |
| Dewey: 294.3 |
| LCCN: 2014020579 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With this guide, find, and keep, true happiness by discovering and practicing Buddhism's ten virtues. Discover the ten perfections--qualities of the heart and mind that cultivate happiness, wisdom, and compassion--and learn how to bring them into your life with this in-depth practice manual. Life Is Spiritual Practice carefully lays out the perfections, or paramis the Buddha's foundational teaching for true happiness. Generosity - Ethical Integrity - Renunciation - Wisdom - Wise Effort - Patience - Truthfulness - Resolve - Loving-Kindness - Equanimity Drawing on her more than twenty years of teaching experience, Jean Smith teases out the subtleties of the perfections and offers helpful exercises, real-life examples, and instructions for an independent self-retreat for their practical application. With this book in hand, embody the ten perfections and achieve lasting happiness, regardless of your spiritual tradition. |