Being - In Every Moment of Our Lives

Alain Duhayon has been teaching yoga and meditation since 1970. Nurturing an interest since childhood in dreams and meditative practice, he has made yoga-nidra, emotional transformation and meditation his main activities. In 1992, he founded the Maitri Institut, an organization that gives teachings on the workings of the mind, harmful processes and taking care of suffering. The Maitri Institute works in medical institutions in the field of palliative care and of caring in general.

Preface 
Homage 
Table of Content 
A caution 
Introduction 
Ignorance and ego grasping 
Fundamental ignorance 
Dualistic grasping 
Cognitive grasping 
The three spheres 
The self, a dependency system 
Domain of ego extension 
Fundamental or habitual tendencies 
Disturbing emotions 
Conflicts and disturbing emotions 
Illusion of free will and dependent attention 
The conscious and awareness 
Veil of dualistic grasping 
Attention to the body 
Time for the ego and time for meditation 
Time and emotions 
Psychic continuum, source of paralysis and incapacity 
Grasping and duality 
The spiritual meaning in our existence 
Ego grasping 
The awakening mindset 
Reminding ourselves of the ultimate meaning 
Suffering, duality and altruistic intention 
Phenomena are compounded 
Nature of mind 
The seed of aspiration 
Four reminders 
Opportunities for reminding and actualisation 
Taking refuge 
Tools of practice, retreats, pilgrimage, mala and mantras 
Aware and present 
Ultimate intention 
Why are sleeping and dreaming so important? 
Symbolic communication of dreams 
Coherence and unifying intention 
Connecting with spiritual meaning 
Promoting presence and relaxation in daily life 
Toning and body-based practices 
Daily relaxation 
Deep relaxation, and Shavasana 
Disposition of the mind in everyday life 
Reminding of the Self, and reminding of the profound meaning 
Do not create an opposition between the sacred and the profane 
Disposition to practice meditation 
A fresh approach to life 
Simply seeing 
Free of grasping 
The here and now 
The support of attention 
Gently coming back 
Improving our state 
Considerations on communication and ways to improve it 
Interdependence between different types of communication 
Unified vision of different types of communication 
Rumination 
Recapitulation 
Sleep and dreams 
Vigilance and alertness in daily life and quality of sleep 
Resolution and reduction of conflicts, conditions for good rest and sleep 
Sleep and rest 
The practice of recapitulation 
Relaxation and improved rest and sleep 
Importance of breath in daily life 
How to nourish ourselves on a daily basis 
Taking action, and fulfilment 
Grief and separation 
Conclusion 
Acknowledgements 
Dedication 
Notes