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020    1942094183 (paperback) 
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092    158.1|bBRU 
100 1  Bruna, John,|eauthor. 
245 14 The wisdom of a meaningful life :|bthe essence of 
       mindfulness /|cJohn Bruna. 
264  1 Las Vegas, NV :|bCentral Recovery Press,|c2016. 
300    vii,152 pages ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    "A rich and multilayered guide that offers readers 
       accessible wisdom and practical methods to cultivate 
       deeper satisfaction in everyday experiences. In contrast 
       to stimulus-driven pleasure, contentment comes from living
       a life of meaning that aligns with one's values.The 
       authoridentifies the common traps people fall into looking
       for happiness that actually create stress, worries, and 
       fears, and offers authentic mindfulness-based solutions to
       counteract them. The increasing popularity of secular 
       mindfulness in the United States mainstream has 
       unfortunately produced a variety of teachings that water 
       down and misunderstand this important philosophy and 
       approach to living. Mindfulness is often reduced to 
       concentration exercises and a simplistic definition of 
       being aware of the present moment. In nearly all secular 
       presentations of mindfulness, it is taken out of the rich 
       context of the Three Higher Trainings (ethics, 
       concentration, and wisdom) of Buddhism in which it was 
       originally taught. The unique feature of this book is that
       it maintains the substance of the entire teaching as a 
       program that is accessible to people of all spiritual 
       traditions or no spiritual tradition. John Bruna is a 
       counselor, mindfulness and spiritual teacher, and 
       Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) in
       California. In 2005, he was ordained as a Buddhist monk in
       the Tibetan tradition through the Gaden Shartse Monastery 
       in India. In 2012, he became a Certified Cultivating 
       Emotional Balance Mindfulness Teacher via the Santa 
       Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies. Currently, 
       John is the director of the Way of Compassion Foundation 
       and cofounder of the Mindful Life Program"--|cProvided by 
       publisher. 
520    "Author John Bruna's essential guide presents a holistic 
       approach to genuine happiness. In contrast to stimulus 
       driven pleasure, contentment comes from living a life of 
       meaning that aligns with one's values. It identifies the 
       common traps that people fall into looking for happiness 
       that actually create stress, worries and fears, offering 
       authentic mindfulness-based solutions to counteract them"-
       -|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Peace of mind. 
650  0 Mindfulness (Psychology) 
650  0 Meditation. 
650  0 Conduct of life. 
650  0 Happiness.