The Art of Living Consciously: The Power of Awareness to Transform Everyday LifeThe Art of Living Consciously Is an Operating Manual for Our Basic Tool of Survival In The Art of Living Consciously, Dr. Nathaniel Branden, our foremost authority on self-esteem, takes us into new territory, exploring the actions of our minds when they are operating as our life and well-being require -- and also when they are not. No other book illuminates so clearly what true mindfulness means: * In the workplace * In the arena of romantic love * In child-rearing * In the pursuit of personal development Today we are exposed to an unprecedented amount of information and an unprecedented number of opinions about every conceivable aspect of life. We are thrown on our own resources as never before -- and we have nothing to protect us but the clarity of our thinking. In The Art of Living Consciously, Branden gives us the tools with which to draw out the best within us. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
FIRST PRINCIPLES 2 2 2 3 | 17 |
Outer and inner | 28 |
Challenging the necessity for conflict | 43 |
Context determines what state of consciousness is appropriate | 50 |
To be in love with life on earth | 64 |
Areas to be considered | 71 |
Seeking knowledge | 80 |
Consciousness of our feelings and emotions | 138 |
Consciousness of our actions and reactions | 157 |
Concluding observations | 163 |
Misconceptions about selfesteem | 171 |
CONSCIOUSness and SpirITUALITY | 178 |
An allpurpose word referring to? | 185 |
But who is doing the transcending? | 191 |
Rethinking our basic assumptions and discovering | 211 |
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