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The Enchanted Loom reviews David Nichtern's book, Awakening from the Daydream

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Mark Brady
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Longtime musician, Buddhist teacher and practitioner, David Nichtern, gives some very wise and practical advice on how to reduce the thoughts and behaviors that contribute, often unwittingly, to the suffering in each of our lives.

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The Enchanted Loom Teasing sturdy threads from neuroscience masterworks
Teasing 10 threads from David Nichterns
Thread 1: Sometimes tropical fish leave a tiny trail of poop behind them as they swim around the tank. Once they have completed one cycle around, all of a sudden the poop is right in front of them. This is how karma works. (pg. 6)
Thread 2: The Law of Karma describes the precise relationship between actions and their consequences, what we think, say and do. The Karma exists whether we know it or not. (pg. 9)
Thread 3: Passion (grasping) is the desire to include, aggression (aggressing) is the desire to exclude, and ignorance (ignoring) happens when we dont care one way or the other. (pg. 15)
Thread 4: Our relationship to pleasure and pain deter- mines which of 6 realms we spend our time in: 1. The God Realm 2. The Jealous God Realm 3. The Human Realm 4. The Animal Realm 5. The Hell Realm 6. The Hungry Ghost Realm (pg. 18)
Thread 5: Dharma means seeing things as they are. We are fundamentally good and whole human beings. We may have layers and layers of doubt and insecurity, but at the core, we are basically good. (pg. 78)
Thread 6: Karma can be the engine of imprisonment or liberation. It refers to the evolution of patterns of thought, emotions and behavior. It is truly a neutral process shaped by our intentions. (pg. 89)
Thread 7: Two things are crucial to the development of positive karma: discernment clearly seeing the lay of the land in any given situation; and skillful means -knowing what action will be truly effective. (pg. 103)
Thread 8: 4 strategies shape a positive intention into skillful action: pacifying aggressive situations enriching impoverished situations; magnetiz- ing isolated situations; destroying harmful situations. (pg. 104)
Thread 9: Gentleness and compassion have little to do with having things conform to our agenda or timetable. (pg.111)
Thread 10: Our confusion, anxiety and discomfort are a significant part of the ground and fuel of our journey. We cannot simply repress them and hope wisdom will remain. (pg. 125)
Image Credits: Title Page: http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans 際際滷 3 - http://bit.ly/2n5lPQ2/ 際際滷 12 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Temporary-Discomfort-656370180 際際滷 2 - http://www.wisdompubs.org/book/awakening-daydream 際際滷 6 - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/412642384581564494/ 際際滷 5 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/The-Persistence-of-Ignorance-63566892 際際滷 11 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/chriscancialosi/#7ed6a7c37e4f 際際滷 10 - http://bit.ly/2oCY9mV 際際滷 14 - http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans 際際滷 9 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Selfportrait-Stuck-in-Blue-4144963 際際滷 8 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Ugra-Karma-373999308 際際滷 7 - https://myheadspacematters.nz/power-core-beliefs/ 際際滷 4 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Karma-164004184
Mark Brady, PhD TheEnchantedLoom@gmail.com to Subscribe or receive the Powerpoints for Free Thank you for viewing !

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The Enchanted Loom reviews David Nichtern's book, Awakening from the Daydream

  • 1. The Enchanted Loom Teasing sturdy threads from neuroscience masterworks
  • 3. Thread 1: Sometimes tropical fish leave a tiny trail of poop behind them as they swim around the tank. Once they have completed one cycle around, all of a sudden the poop is right in front of them. This is how karma works. (pg. 6)
  • 4. Thread 2: The Law of Karma describes the precise relationship between actions and their consequences, what we think, say and do. The Karma exists whether we know it or not. (pg. 9)
  • 5. Thread 3: Passion (grasping) is the desire to include, aggression (aggressing) is the desire to exclude, and ignorance (ignoring) happens when we dont care one way or the other. (pg. 15)
  • 6. Thread 4: Our relationship to pleasure and pain deter- mines which of 6 realms we spend our time in: 1. The God Realm 2. The Jealous God Realm 3. The Human Realm 4. The Animal Realm 5. The Hell Realm 6. The Hungry Ghost Realm (pg. 18)
  • 7. Thread 5: Dharma means seeing things as they are. We are fundamentally good and whole human beings. We may have layers and layers of doubt and insecurity, but at the core, we are basically good. (pg. 78)
  • 8. Thread 6: Karma can be the engine of imprisonment or liberation. It refers to the evolution of patterns of thought, emotions and behavior. It is truly a neutral process shaped by our intentions. (pg. 89)
  • 9. Thread 7: Two things are crucial to the development of positive karma: discernment clearly seeing the lay of the land in any given situation; and skillful means -knowing what action will be truly effective. (pg. 103)
  • 10. Thread 8: 4 strategies shape a positive intention into skillful action: pacifying aggressive situations enriching impoverished situations; magnetiz- ing isolated situations; destroying harmful situations. (pg. 104)
  • 11. Thread 9: Gentleness and compassion have little to do with having things conform to our agenda or timetable. (pg.111)
  • 12. Thread 10: Our confusion, anxiety and discomfort are a significant part of the ground and fuel of our journey. We cannot simply repress them and hope wisdom will remain. (pg. 125)
  • 13. Image Credits: Title Page: http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans 際際滷 3 - http://bit.ly/2n5lPQ2/ 際際滷 12 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Temporary-Discomfort-656370180 際際滷 2 - http://www.wisdompubs.org/book/awakening-daydream 際際滷 6 - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/412642384581564494/ 際際滷 5 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/The-Persistence-of-Ignorance-63566892 際際滷 11 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/chriscancialosi/#7ed6a7c37e4f 際際滷 10 - http://bit.ly/2oCY9mV 際際滷 14 - http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans 際際滷 9 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Selfportrait-Stuck-in-Blue-4144963 際際滷 8 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Ugra-Karma-373999308 際際滷 7 - https://myheadspacematters.nz/power-core-beliefs/ 際際滷 4 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Karma-164004184
  • 14. Mark Brady, PhD TheEnchantedLoom@gmail.com to Subscribe or receive the Powerpoints for Free Thank you for viewing !