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The Misleading Mind: How We Create Our Own Problems And How Buddhist Psychology Can Help Us Solve Them (2012)

by Karuna Cayton(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1577319427 (ISBN13: 9781577319429)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

New World Library

review 1: This could be labeled under "self-help" but it's really so much more. From a Buddhist perspective, the author offers a misleadingly simple approach to problem-solving, in that problems don't really exist until we make them. And I say that it's misleadingly simple because of how we have been wired to think and feel towards ourselves and others and how individualism is nowadays considered the path to success. And it's causing us no end of trouble. In a nutshell, this book teaches you to not be so self-centered but rather self-assuming and self-aware, to think outside of yourself and to deconstruct your thoughts and emotions when you are caught up in any disturbing emotion. Other people will never stop giving us trouble but we always have the choice to respond and react. Most... more often than not, we make things worse by getting angry or distressed or frustrated. It's an eye-opener and, if you've ever had the chance to really look into yourself and realize that you feel uncomfortable with any of your reactions, then you're one step ahead of a lot of people. Two words stuck with me the most: informed awareness. Ignorance has never been bliss.
review 2: A beautiful book about a beautiful way to live. This author creates an easy to understand rationale for taking control of our emotions, complete with relevant stories and simple exercises. While he does caution that it is a long, arduous journey to gain control of your own happiness, he certainly shows us that it is a worthwhile venture for all of us. I highlighted many sections and plan to revisit this text as I apply the teachings to my difficult relationship with my mother. However, now I know not to "cling" to any expectations for the outcome! less

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