Beyond Distraction

Introduction: Lost in Thought -- 1. Knowing Your Own Mind: Many Kinds of Thoughts -- 2. Thoughts That Help and Thoughts That Hurt: What Intentions Do You Nurture? -- 3. Antidotes and Alternatives: Strategy #1: Replace Unwholesome Thoughts with Wholesome Thoughts -- 4. Weighing the Costs: Strategy #2: Examine the Dangers of Distracting Thoughts -- 5. Withdrawing the Fuel: Strategy #3: Avoid It, Ignore It, Forget It -- 6. Unravelling the Causes: Strategy #4: Investigate the Causes of Distraction -- 7. Saying No and Meaning It!: Strategy #5: Apply Determination and Resolve -- 8. Applying the Five Strategies: A Complete Training Sequence -- 9. Mastering Your Mind: Moving Toward Liberation -- Appendix 1: Dvedhāvitakka Sutta: Two Kinds of Thought --Appendix 2: Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta: The Removal of Distracting Thoughts -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Exercises -- General Index -- About the Author.