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The Art of Living ConsciouslyIs an Operating Manual for Our Basic Tool of SurvivalInThe Art of Living Consciously,Dr. Nathaniel Branden, our foremost authority on self-esteem, takes us into new territory, exploring the actions of our minds when they are operating as our life and well-being require -- and also when they are not. No other book illuminates so clearly what true mindfulness means:* In the workplace* In the arena of romantic love* In child-rearing* In the pursuit of personal developmentToday we are exposed to an unprecedented amount of information and an unprecedented number of opinions about every conceivable aspect of life. We are thrown on our own resources as never before -- and we have nothing to protect us but the clarity of our thinking. InThe Art of Living Consciously,Branden gives us the tools with which to draw out the best within us.

With a Ph.D. in psychology, and a background in philosophy, Nathaniel Branden is a practicing psychotherapist and a corporate consultant, and is widely recognized as the world authority on self-esteem, a field he pioneered more than three decades ago. His many books include The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, Taking Responsibility, Self-Esteem at Work, and A Woman's Self-Esteem. His newest book is My Years with Ayn Rand. He lives and works in Beverly Hills, California.

CONTENTS

Introduction

1. Living Consciously: First Principles

Acquiring a sense of reality
Awareness: Outer and inner
Reason: The noncontradictory integration of experience
Reason and emotion: Challenging the necessity for conflict

2. Choice and Responsibility

Free will: The choice to turn consciousness brighter or dimmer
Context determines what state of consciousness is appropriate
Strategies of avoidance
Against consciousness: Motives for flight from awareness
To be in love with life on earth

3. A Conscious Life -- 1: Knowing What We Are Doing While We Are Doing It

What mindfulness entails as a way of life: Areas to be considered
The joy of awareness
Choices and actions
Seeking knowledge
Managing avoidance impulses
Self-awareness

4. A Conscious Life -- 2: Bringing To Our Pursuits the Awareness They Require

Conscious relationships
Conscious parenting
Consciousness in the workplace
Consciousness of context
Consciousness of our ideas and their roots

5. Self-Awareness: Examining Our Inner World

Consciousness of the body
Consciousness of our needs and wants
Consciousness of our feelings and emotions
Consciousness of our actions and reactions
Concluding observations

6. Consciousness and Self-Esteem

Misconceptions about self-esteem
Awareness of what affects our self-esteem

7. Consciousness and Spirituality

Definitions: The importance of being clear about meanings
Spirituality: A this-worldly interpretation
God: An all-purpose word referring to -- ?
Self-transcendence: But who is doing the transcending?
Mysticism: What are its claims to legitimacy?
Selflessness: Rethinking our basic assumptions and discovering enlightened selfishness

Afterword
Appendix: A Sentence-Completion
Program to Facilitate Living Consciously
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

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The Art of Living Consciously The Power of Awareness to Transform Everyday Life

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