The Practicing Mind

Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life

By: Thomas M. Sterner

Narrated by: Thomas M. Sterner

Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Present moment awareness is an essential ingredient in life if one expects to experience any degree of authentic peace and contentment. It has been acknowledged for centuries as the cornerstone of spiritual awakening in all traditions of Eastern thought. In the West, however, it is still a relatively unrecognized concept for living.

The Western mind is always restless, never content with the moment. Its internal dialogue is always firing off thoughts filled with emotional content and pulling the individual out of the present and into the past or future. But individuals raised in Western culture are becoming increasingly aware of their overall sense of mental exhaustion, their lack of discipline and their inability to focus on demand. They are willing to expend the energy necessary to experience inner peace and a quiet mind that is waiting to follow the direction of their will. They are realizing that the endless struggle to fulfill the insatiable appetite of instant gratification is fruitless and tiresome at best. They are ripe for a new path in life and eager for a new set of instructions.

This is the purpose of The Practicing Mind. It comprehensively deals with helping the individual understand exactly what present-moment awareness is, how we are raised in a manner contradictory to this, and how we change our mindset to make this a part of our daily living. This book is accessible to listeners of all philosophical backgrounds. Regardless of your perspective, you will find the book's insights most compelling.

©2012 New World Library (P)2014 Thomas M Sterner

A must read for anyone looking for inner peace

Practical and easy to get. Simple yet deep and powerful. If applied will transform the readers life in a very positive way and put you in a path of inner peace and growth.

The goal is always farther out

I got this book first as a freebie on Audible Channels but had to own it. This book was a great reminder about how, as we get better at things, we keep pushing our expectations out farther. We aim for a goal but will never reach it because the goal, like the horizon, is always farther away. Getting lost in the present and looking at what we do as practice helps us enjoy the process. This book is a reminder of what we probably intuitively know, and yet it was great to hear it said explicitly.

Good

I had to shut off my mind, my inner critic to listen to this, and I am glad I did. Take what you need from sterner, walk in with no judgements, and you will enjoy this. I had a hard time with his voice, it felt too coached and took me away from the story. Other than that, get this

Its about discipline: it should be short

Great book on how to quiet the noise of your mental life and focus on what is important.

Its short, which is the point. Stripped down to the essentials, it is just what you need if you feel pulled in a lot of directions. The author speaks about his personal discoveries, so you don't get a lot of made-up stories to prove a point.

The short duration should not put you off. It is a solid listen you can do in a few days. And it is short enough so that you can re-listen when you need reinforcement.

simple and useful

narration is awesome. I used it on my drive to work and I must say it was a pleasant week, hearing these powerful thoughts.

AWESOME

this book ROCKED !!! It really put EVERYTHING into perspective. Now my mind is right and it's time to ROCK LIFE !!!

Efficient message

Clear message efficiently delivered. Provides practical application. Ways to implement message regardless of trade. Ends with a challenge that engages listener.

In some points interesting

What did you love best about The Practicing Mind?

It's not surprise that multitasking kill focus and clear thinking. But it's good to keep it remebered by such a lectures.

Changed my life

Changed my perspective - set your goal on perfect process, not perfection, and the main goal you seek will come to you no matter what.

Excellent read, will review often

Easy listen, great narrator.

Will likely get more out of reading the book and taking notes as well.