With this guide, find, and keep, true happiness by discovering and practicing Buddhism's ten virtues.
Discover the ten perfections--qualities of the heart and mind that cultivate happiness, wisdom, and compassion--and learn how to bring them into your life with this in-depth practice manual. "Life Is Spiritual Practice" carefully lays out the perfections, or "paramis" the Buddha's foundational teaching for true happiness.
Generosity - Ethical Integrity - Renunciation - Wisdom - Wise Effort - Patience - Truthfulness - Resolve - Loving-Kindness - Equanimity
Drawing on her more than twenty years of teaching experience, Jean Smith teases out the subtleties of the perfections and offers helpful exercises, real-life examples, and instructions for an independent self-retreat for their practical application. With this book in hand, embody the ten perfections and achieve lasting happiness, regardless of your spiritual tradition.