This book is accessible to listeners of all philosophical backgrounds. It comprehensively deals with helping the individual understand exactly what present-moment awareness is, how we are raised in a manner contradictory to this, and how we change our mindset to make this a part of our daily living. This is the purpose of The Practicing Mind. They are ripe for a new path in life and eager for a new set of instructions. They are realizing that the endless struggle to fulfill the insatiable appetite of instant gratification is fruitless and tiresome at best. They are willing to expend the energy necessary to experience inner peace and a quiet mind that is waiting to follow the direction of their will. But individuals raised in Western culture are becoming increasingly aware of their overall sense of mental exhaustion, their lack of discipline and their inability to focus on demand. Its internal dialogue is always firing off thoughts filled with emotional content and pulling the individual out of the present and into the past or future. The Western mind is always restless, never content with the moment. In the West, however, it is still a relatively unrecognized concept for living. It has been acknowledged for centuries as the cornerstone of spiritual awakening in all traditions of Eastern thought. Present moment awareness is an essential ingredient in life if one expects to experience any degree of authentic peace and contentment.
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