Ben Connelly Knihy

A plain-English commentary on Vasubandhu's classic Treatise on the Three Natures that shows us an integrative path of personal and social healing and liberation.In this book, Ben Connelly shows the power of integrating early Buddhist psychology with the Mahayana emphasis on collective liberation. You’ll discover how wisdom from fourth-century India can be harnessed to heal and transform systems of harm within ourselves and our communities.The three natures (svabhavas)—the imaginary, dependent, and complete, realized natures—are inherent aspects of all phenomena. The imaginary nature of things is what we think they are. Their dependent nature is that they appear to arise from countless conditions. The complete, realized nature is that they aren’t as we imagine them to things that can be grasped or pushed away. The three natures form the backbone of Yogacara philosophy, and by showing us how to see beyond our preconceived notions of ourselves and others, beyond the things that we’re convinced are “true,” they open up a path to personal and communal healing.Dive into this empowering approach to freedom from suffering, from harmful personal and social patterns, and to finding peace and joyfulness in the present.

"With a new translation from Sanskrit by Ben Connelly and Weijen Teng."

In so many ways, our lives are easier than ever. We’re sheltered from the elements our ancestors braved daily. We don’t need to grow, hunt, or gather our food, nor do we ever need to feel hungry for more than a few hours. We can immerse ourselves in digital entertainment our great grandparents could never have imagined.And yet we’re unhappy. There were over 45,000 suicides and over 100,000 drug overdoses in America in 2021, and surveys have been consistently showing that we’re the unhappiest we’ve been in decades since before the pandemic.This is the problem of ease. We’re drowning in pleasure, and yet so many of us seem unable to bear one minute without it. We’re more comfortable than ever, and less able to handle discomforts our ancestors would have found trivial.Grit is an antidote to this problem, an exploration of the value of chosen suffering. In a time when we’re so comfortable some people wonder whether we even need grit anymore, this book is a meditation on the virtue of it.Grit is a roadmap for anyone looking to escape the problem of ease. It’s a blueprint for tapping into the natural antifragility of the human mind and body.If you follow this roadmap, you'll learn - the power of habit- the role of external environment- risk- fear- courage- and moreYou'll also discover new ways to challenge yourself physically and mentally, - fasting- exercise- cold exposure- memorizing poetry- solitude- and moreDrawing on philosophy, psychology, and experience, Ben Connelly will show you not only why a good life requires chosen suffering, but how and what to choose.