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Part III
Liberation from suffering

The final part will describe methods for reducing suffering, largely drawing from philosophical traditions such as Buddhism and Stoicism, while showing how they logically follow from the science of Part I and Part II



15 Overview of the causes and mechanisms
 15.1 Why there is (so much) suffering
 15.2 Cognitive dynamics leading to suffering
 15.3 An equation to compute frustration
16 Reprogramming the brain to reduce suffering
 16.1 Reducing expectation of rewards
 16.2 Reducing certainty attributed to perception and concepts
 16.3 Reducing self-needs
 16.4 Reducing desire and aversion
17 Retraining neural networks by meditation
 17.1 Contemplation as active replay
 17.2 Mindfulness meditation as training from a new data set
 17.3 Speeding up the training
 17.4 Reducing interrupting desires
 17.5 Emptying the mind and reducing simulation
 17.6 Metacognition and observing the nature of mind
18 Recapitulating and unifying interventions
 18.1 Recapitulating the interventions
 18.2 How far should reducing desires and expectations go?
 18.3 Positive viewpoints to reduction
 18.4 Letting go and relaxation as unifying principles
19 Epilogue
Bibliography

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