Introduction. Four Realities: A Starting Point and a Final Destination. Having Purpose and Choosing Direction: Steps on a Path of Freedom. Meditation: Cultiving the Heart-Mind. Mindfulness of Thoughts and the Freedom to Choose to Engage or Not Engage. Emotions: Taming the Destructive and Cultivating Balance. Reactive Cyclic Patterns and Freedom From the Bind. Presence, Ongoing Practise and Aspirations for the Future. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C.
Malcolm Huxter has extensive personal experience in Buddhist meditation practices and is also a clinical psychologist. Huxter currently works as a clinical psychologist and teaches Buddhist meditation practices such as mindfulness and the cultivation of heart qualities (loving kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity) between his home in Northern NSW Australia and the UK.
"This is a wonderful book with many treasures. Written by a
clinical psychologist, who has been deeply engaged with Buddhist
practice for many years, his wisdom and experience of both Eastern
and Western practices clearly shines through. Huxter not only has
an extraordinary depth of knowledge but is a wonderful writer and
makes complex things clear. I learnt a lot from this very
accessible and wise book and will be returning to it many times; it
is an illuminating gift to all those interested in this area and a
must read." – Professor Paul Gilbert, PhD., FBPsS, OBE, Derbyshire
Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust "It was become very popular
nowadays to "secularize" Buddhism in such a way that it is stripped
of the depth and richness of the practices and theories that are
based on the Buddha's teachings and the wisdom that has grown from
the Buddhist tradition. In a refreshing departure from this
reductionist tendency, Malcolm Huxter has brought into dialogue
many core themes of Buddhism with the practical concerns and
insights of modern psychology. Authentic Buddhist practices and
ideas have much to contribute to alleviating psychological distress
and to cultivating exceptional states of mental health and balance,
and this book has much to offer in this regard." - B. Alan Wallace,
President, Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies"This
is a deeply sincere and touching integration of the core of
Buddhist wisdom and modern psychology. It’s immediately practical,
bringing the power of mindfulness and compassion to everyday life,
and it also contains many guided meditations. Filled with the
author’s own depth of practice, this is a life-changing book" -
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., author of Buddha's Brain: The Practical
Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom"For therapists and
others who wish to understand the roots of mindfulness, look no
further. This book beautifully encapsulates the traditional
literature on mindfulness and is written with the sensibility of a
real-world psychotherapist and lifelong meditation practitioner.
Importantly, the author unpacks how mindfulness is inextricably
related to wisdom, compassion, and ethical behavior. As mindfulness
goes mainstream, this book will surely be a valuable resource for
curious minds." - Chris Germer, Clinical Instructor, Harvard
Medical School, Author, The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion,
Co-editor, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy"[This] is a useful book. I
found myself putting it to use almost immediately, and experienced
changes in my own attitudes and approach to the world as I read
through it and put it into practice. The book is inspiring... the
immediate usefulness of much of the book is inspirational in
itself.... I found a well-organized and practical path of personal
discovery and equilibrium." - Lee David Perlman, Massachusetts
Insitute of Technology, Metapsychology Online"Unlike many books on
mindfulness, Huxter has not divorced mindfulness from its roots in
Buddhism, and this book provides a very accessible introduction to
both key Buddhist teachings and the practice of mindfulness.
Psychological concepts and Buddhist teachings are explained and
then effectively demonstrated through client stories. The book
begins with basic teachings but becomes more complex in each
chapter. As a result, the book has much to offer to a wide range of
readers including both those new to Buddhism and mindfulness and
those with prior experience...I am sure this is a book I will
return to for both the meditations and its general wisdom; I found
it valuable for my own continuing education and for my spiritual
care practice." -Rev. Vera O’Brien, Staff Chaplain, Brigham and
Women’s Hospital, Association of Professional Chaplains
"This is a wonderful book with many treasures. Written by a
clinical psychologist, who has been deeply engaged with Buddhist
practice for many years, his wisdom and experience of both Eastern
and Western practices clearly shines through. Huxter not only has
an extraordinary depth of knowledge but is a wonderful writer and
makes complex things clear. I learnt a lot from this very
accessible and wise book and will be returning to it many times; it
is an illuminating gift to all those interested in this area and a
must read." – Professor Paul Gilbert, PhD., FBPsS, OBE, Derbyshire
Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust "It was become very popular
nowadays to "secularize" Buddhism in such a way that it is stripped
of the depth and richness of the practices and theories that are
based on the Buddha's teachings and the wisdom that has grown from
the Buddhist tradition. In a refreshing departure from this
reductionist tendency, Malcolm Huxter has brought into dialogue
many core themes of Buddhism with the practical concerns and
insights of modern psychology. Authentic Buddhist practices and
ideas have much to contribute to alleviating psychological distress
and to cultivating exceptional states of mental health and balance,
and this book has much to offer in this regard." - B. Alan Wallace,
President, Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies"This
is a deeply sincere and touching integration of the core of
Buddhist wisdom and modern psychology. It’s immediately practical,
bringing the power of mindfulness and compassion to everyday life,
and it also contains many guided meditations. Filled with the
author’s own depth of practice, this is a life-changing book" -
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., author of Buddha's Brain: The Practical
Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom"For therapists and
others who wish to understand the roots of mindfulness, look no
further. This book beautifully encapsulates the traditional
literature on mindfulness and is written with the sensibility of a
real-world psychotherapist and lifelong meditation practitioner.
Importantly, the author unpacks how mindfulness is inextricably
related to wisdom, compassion, and ethical behavior. As mindfulness
goes mainstream, this book will surely be a valuable resource for
curious minds." - Chris Germer, Clinical Instructor, Harvard
Medical School, Author, The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion,
Co-editor, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy
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