Genres
Motivation, Inspiration, Productivity, Business, New Age Meditation, Personal Success in Business, Investing, Self-Help
About the author
Dandapani is a Hindu priest, entrepreneur, and former monk of ten years. An internationally renowned speaker and world-leading expert on leveraging the human mind to create a life of purpose and joy, Dandapani has shared the stage with world-renowned leaders such as Hillary Clinton, Ban Ki-moon, and former French President Francois Hollande. He and his wife are currently creating a 33-acre retreat center and botanical garden in Costa Rica to further their mission of inspiring personal growth and self-transformation.
Table of Contents
Introduction xi
Part 1 A Life of Purpose and Joy
Chapter 1 Foundations for a Concentrated Mind 3
Lesson 1.1 Living a Purpose-Focused Life 5
Lesson 1.2 Taking Charge 9
Lesson 1.3 Desire, Life’s Supreme Force 15
Lesson 1.4 Making the Case 19
Chapter 2 Setting Up for Success 23
Lesson 2.1 Life Is Meant to Be Lived Joyously 25
Lesson 2.2 Manifesting the Life You Want 28
Lesson 2.3 Death, the Greatest Impetus 30
Lesson 2.4 The Law of Practice 38
Lesson 2.5 Intention and Obedience 46
Lesson 2.6 The Power of Small 51
Part 2 The Ineffable Mind
Chapter 3 Understanding the Mind 59
Lesson 3.1 The World’s Most Powerful Tool 61
Lesson 3.2 The Mind’s Great Secret 66
Lesson 3.3 The Mind as a Mansion 74
Lesson 3.4 Awareness as a Traveler 78
Chapter 4 Where Awareness Goes, Energy Flows 83
Lesson 4.1 The Importance of Terminology 85
Lesson 4.2 Awareness in Daily Life 88
Lesson 4.3 Awareness the Dog 94
Lesson 4.4 The Story of Energy 98
Lesson 4.5 Emotion’s Magnetic Power 103
Lesson 4.6 The Mycelium of the Mind 109
Chapter 5 Mastering Awareness 115
Lesson 5.1 Defining the Purpose and Goal 117
Lesson 5.2 Moving Awareness in the Mind 121
Lesson 5.3 Bringing Awareness to Attention 127
Lesson 5.4 Detaching Awareness 130
Lesson 5.5 The Steward of Awareness 137
Part 3 Wings of the Mind
Chapter 6 Unwavering Focus 143
Lesson 6.1 Please Don’t Drug Me 145
Lesson 6.2 Defining Concentration 152
Lesson 6.3 Distraction-the Mental Plague 156
Lesson 6.4 Integrating Focus into Life 162
Lesson 6.5 Establishing Concentration Rituals 171
Chapter 7 Willpower-Life’s Greatest Force 181
Lesson 7.1 Defining and Understanding Willpower 183
Lesson 7.2 Three Ways to Develop Willpower 189
Lesson 7.3 Integrating Willpower into Life 195
Lesson 7.4 Establishing Willpower Rituals 201
Lesson 7.5 The Source of Willpower 207
Lesson 7.6 Doing the Deep Work 210
Chapter 8 Cogitations on Concentration 215
Lesson 8.1 Technology and Concentration 217
Lesson 8.2 The Wheels of the Mind 225
Lesson 8.3 Ruminations on Focus 231
Lesson 8.4 Offspring of Focus 237
Lesson 8.5 Demystifying Focus 245
Part 4 A Panacea for the Mind
Chapter 9 The Four Foes 255
Lesson 9.1 Being Present-the Remedy 257
Lesson 9.2 The Root Cause of Worry 264
Lesson 9.3 Conquering Fear 271
Lesson 9.4 Overcoming Anxiety and Stress 277
Chapter 10 Tools in Action 283
Lesson 10.1 Regrettable Reactions 285
Lesson 10.2 Mental Arguments 293
Lesson 10.3 A Game Changer 299
Lesson 10.4 At the Heart of Commerce 303
Lesson 10.5 Focus in Business 308
Conclusion 319
Acknowledgments 321
Index 323