Six Pathways to Happiness Volume 2

Six Pathways to Happiness Volume 2
Author: Xiankuan
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Total Pages: 543
Release: 2023-08-15
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 197726798X

“I began leafing through Six Pathways to Happiness and was blown away. Holy moly! I am going to read it carefully. What a fabulous book. I’m touched and honored that you thought to share it with me. There is such a wealth of material in it for mind, heart, and soul.” –Rick Hanson, author of Buddha’s Brain and other works “Xiankuan has written Six Pathways to Happiness for people who want a deeper understanding of Buddhism. I have greatly benefited from his sharing of information and perspectives from his lifetime of practice and learning from recognized masters.”–Jordan Goldrich, Executive Coach and author of Workplace Warrior

The Enneagram: Pathways to Happiness

The Enneagram: Pathways to Happiness
Author: Chris Croft
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2015-06-26
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 150433194X

The Enneagram is a powerful catalyst for personal freedom, growth, and happiness. In this book you will embark upon a journey of self-discovery and profound positive change. Discover why you are the way you are and learn profound spiritual truths about your true nature Gain unparalleled understanding of others and bring ease to challenging relationships Transcend negative patterns, uncover your unique gifts and fulfill your true potential Experience real self-acceptance and empowerment and move forward into a more contented and meaningful life Using this book can enable you to consciously choose the path to positive change instead of repeating unconscious patterns that hold you back from experiencing lasting happiness. The Enneagram is unparalleled in providing insight into ourselves and others. This book is a treasure trove of wisdom for anyone searching for freedom, happiness, and harmony in their lives. It is of particular value to those interested in human behaviour patterns, including parents and therapists. Easily accessible for those new to the Enneagram, this book also offers fresh perspectives about the origins of the personality that will be of particular interest to anyone already familiar with the Enneagram.

Buddha's Brain

Buddha's Brain
Author: Rick Hanson
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2011-07-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1459624157

Jesus, Moses, Mohammed, Gandhi, and the Buddha all had brains built essentially like anyone else's, yet they were able to harness their thoughts and shape their patterns of thinking in ways that changed history. With new breakthroughs in modern neuroscience and the wisdom of thousands of years of contemplative practice, it is possible for us to shape our own thoughts in a similar way for greater happiness, love, compassion, and wisdom. Buddha's Brain joins the forces of modern neuroscience with ancient contemplative teachings to show readers how they can work toward greater emotional well-being, healthier relationships, more effective actions, and deepened religious and spiritual understanding. This book will explain how the core elements of both psychological well-being and religious or spiritual life-virtue, mindfulness, and wisdom--are based in the core functions of the brain: regulating, learning, and valuing. Readers will also learn practical ways to apply this information, as the book offers many exercises they can do to tap the unused potential of the brain and rewire it over time for greater peace and well-being.

Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes

Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes
Author: Sidney Greidanus
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2010-05-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802865356

As Sidney Greidanus points out here, Ecclesiastes is especially relevant for our culture the Teacher confronts enticements like materialism, secularism, hedonism, human autonomy, and self-sufficiency. But how can preachers convey these important teachings to their congregations in a helpful way? / Sidney Greidanus here does preachers a great service by providing the foundations for one or more series of expository sermons on Ecclesiastes. He breaks the book down in several ways, including: the boundaries of each preaching text, the text s theme and goal, various ways to move to Christ in the New Testament, detailed exposition of the fifteen literary units, and application for today

Unbroken Wholeness: Integrating Social Justice, Emotional Healing, and Spiritual Practice

Unbroken Wholeness: Integrating Social Justice, Emotional Healing, and Spiritual Practice
Author: John Bell
Publisher: Parallax Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2024-04-30
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1952692725

“A holistic vision breathtaking in scope.”—Frances Moore Lappé Distilling a lifetime’s insights on the triangle of healing emotional pain, social justice work, and spiritual growth, veteran activist and educator John Bell shares personal stories and reflective practices to help us on our path of personal and collective transformation Unbroken Wholeness brings an integrated lens of social justice, trauma healing, and spiritual practice to the work we do in the world and the pressing concerns of our times. Collectively, these writings help us access a view of the world as unbroken, even in the face of obvious suffering and disharmony. With searching questions and easy-to-follow practices, Unbroken Wholeness offers a way for activists to apply mindfulness and insight to bring about healing for seemingly intractable social divisions. “Skillfully handling our emotional pain about the world while cultivating a joyful and kind heart helps us navigate the troubled waters of our life,” says John Bell. Continuing the peace work of his teacher, the Vietnamese social activist and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, John Bell brings forward the importance of cultivating a practical yet visionary, ennobling view of humankind when engaging in the “mud” of daily difficulties that gives rise to the lotus of an enlightened, compassionate heart.

Hardwiring Happiness

Hardwiring Happiness
Author: Rick Hanson, PhD
Publisher: Harmony
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2016-12-27
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0385347332

With New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Hanson's four steps, you can counterbalance your brain's negativity bias and learn to hardwire happiness in only a few minutes each day. Why is it easier to ruminate over hurt feelings than it is to bask in the warmth of being appreciated? Because your brain evolved to learn quickly from bad experiences and slowly from good ones, but you can change this. Life isn’t easy, and having a brain wired to take in the bad and ignore the good makes us worried, irritated, and stressed, instead of confident, secure, and happy. But each day is filled with opportunities to build inner strengths and Dr. Rick Hanson, an acclaimed clinical psychologist, shows what you can do to override the brain’s default pessimism. Hardwiring Happiness lays out a simple method that uses the hidden power of everyday experiences to build new neural structures full of happiness, love, confidence, and peace. You’ll learn to see through the lies your brain tells you. Dr. Hanson’s four steps build strengths into your brain to make contentment and a powerful sense of resilience the new normal. In just minutes a day, you can transform your brain into a refuge and power center of calm and happiness.

Process Thinking

Process Thinking
Author: Waymond Rodgers
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2006
Genre: Decision making
ISBN: 0595389503

How many decisions do you think the average person makes in a day? How can these choices affect our lives, both positively and negatively? Author Waymond Rodgers illustrates four basic concepts of decision making in a single model that produces a limited number of possible courses of action. Process Thinking: Six Pathways to Successful Decision Making allows you to gauge which of the pathways is appropriate for a particular situation. This, in turn, can contribute an overall improvement in your happiness, relationships, finances, education, and employment. "Dr. Rodgers' breakthrough analysis of decision making should be mandatory reading for anyone managing people or negotiating transactions." -Hank Adler, C.P.A., accounting professor, Chapman University, and retired partner, Deloitte & Touche "I think your formulaic approach to decision making will make it much easier for people to make correct choices. Your approach forces decision makers to address the role their own subjective feelings (perceptions) have upon the process. It thereby makes the choice much more objective and rational." -Randall L. Erickson, J.D., partner in the California office of Crowell & Moring and chair of the firm's construction group

The Power of Joy

The Power of Joy
Author: Kelley Cunningham
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2022-02-07
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1039126111

You’ve probably heard that the only thing we can control in this life is how we react to it. And it’s very true. For better or worse, life often turns on a dime, lifting us unexpectedly up and out of the deepest depressions, or throwing us tumbling down from the happiest heights—with little or no warning at all. How can we cope? More importantly, how can we thrive? The answer is actually very simple: Joy. Of course, accessing that joy when life looks bleak or unfair can be challenging—okay, more than challenging—but it is entirely doable. The Power of Joy – The Ultimate Guide to Living Your Best Life will show you how. Author Kelley Cunningham offers her personal story of how she faced multilayers of abrupt adversity, numerous emotional losses, and tremendous life struggles, in her family, including a split-second in time that quite literally swiped all their lives sideways. All combined trying to tear down the blissful life they had built together. But they rose within the wreckage, Kelley learned to lean on joy—in cherished memories, in the love of her family, in even the tiniest moments of quiet within the chaos—and learned to thrive. With practical tips and tools that can be adopted into our daily lives—regardless of circumstance—as well as inspirational and essential encouragement, this guide will show you how to tap directly into the amazing and renewable power of joy, giving you strength and helping you to live your best life: with harmonious balance, gratitude, autonomy, passion, and purpose.

Happiness at Work

Happiness at Work
Author: Jessica Pryce-Jones
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2011-09-20
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1119965748

Sharing the results of her four-year research journey in simple, jargon-free language, Pryce-Jones exposes the secrets of being happy at work. Focuses on what happiness really means in a work context and why it matters to individuals and organisations in both human and financial terms Equips readers with the information, knowledge and skills to make the most of the nearly 100,000 hours that they'll spend at work over a lifetime Demystifies psychological research through a fascinating array of anecdotes, case studies, and interviews from people in the trenches of the working world, including business world-leaders, politicians, particle physicists, and philosophers, sheep farmers, waitresses, journalists, teachers, and lawyers, to name just a few

Workplace Warrior

Workplace Warrior
Author: Jordan Goldrich
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1626346526

Are you a leader who has been called abrasive, aggressive, or even a bully? This book is written for—rather than about—you. You have probably noticed that many, if not most authors and speakers who deal with this subject refer to leaders like you with demeaning names, because they think you need to be more respectful. Jordan Goldrich challenges this irony—or perhaps hypocrisy—by recognizing that, in reality, you possess a warrior spirit that is crucial to the success of organizations in our current VUCA environment (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity). Goldrich acknowledges that (just like himself) these leaders are imperfect human beings whose leadership or communication styles can sometimes create a negative impact. But he also acknowledges an important truth—that they bring unique value to the workplace and to society. His challenge to you, in this book, is to become a better leader by measuring yourself against the greatest warriors on the planet: the Navy SEALs, the Green Berets, and the rest of the special operations community—because you have something in common with them. Like you, these heroes have an uncommon desire to succeed, are committed to taking charge, and are focused on accomplishing the mission. In addition, they commit to humbly serve and to place the welfare and security of others before their own. Goldrich shows you how to do the same. Some of the author’s advice revolves around the clever use of the phrase, “The Least You Can Do.” If you are interested in doing the least you can do to be both authentic and protect yourself in a politically correct, over-protective world, you will find what you need in Workplace Warrior. If, on the other hand, you want to do the least you can do in the sense that it is the right thing to do, you will find resources to authentically take your leadership to a higher level. Human resources executives, executive coaches, and people who work with and for leaders labeled as abrasive or bullies will find a unique perspective on these leaders’ motivations and mindsets—and will then be able to do their part in building collaborative relationships with their colleagues.