This book will interest anyone who is curious to know what Buddhism says about the mind and how to live an ethical life. Readers who fancy taking the plunge into Buddhist psychology will find plenty here to stimulate them, and an accessible introduction to this profound subject. Subhuti shows how such knowledge helps us live a more satisfactory life.This is also a handbook for those who are seriously interested in the long-established Buddhist system of "mind training," and offers some of the tools needed to construct a system of mind training for oneself. The book is intended for such practically motivated readers, as well as for the curious.Subhuti has studied and led retreats in Europe, the United States, and India on the Buddhist texts of the Yogacara Abhidharma, the source of this system of mind training. This book represents the crystallization of that teaching experience, sharing insights that help us to carry forward the task of self-transformation.

PrefaceIntroductionCh.1: Going DeeperCh.2: Mind-watchingCh. 3: The ConstantsCh. 4: The Constants and KarmaCh. 5: Modes of Feeling and InterpretationCh. 6: The DeterminersCh. 7: The VariablesCh. 8: Inspiration and ShameCh. 9: Contentment and GoodwillCh. 10: Clarity and IgnoranceCh. 11: Energy, Serenity and EquanimityAppendix