Acknowledgments

THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED to my parents, all my teachers, all my students, all my friends, and all those who have supported the Buddha’s teachings in the past and who support them now.

Special thanks come from my heart to the Venerable Pema Chödrön, who invited me to give these teachings, to Ani Trime Lhamo, who transcribed the cassettes on which this book is based, and to Claudia Klump, who diligently helped with the typing.

May beings everywhere rejoice and benefit from these words.

Ayya Khema

Buddha-Haus,

Germany, September 1989