Contents

Illustrations

Introduction

PART ONE: The Noble Truths

Desire

Suffering

Origins

Cessations

The Path

PART TWO: Patience

The Faults of Anger

Why We Get Angry

Learning to Accept Suffering

The Patience of Definitely Thinking About Dharma

Learning Not to Retaliate

Dedication

Appendix I – Understanding the Mind

Appendix II – Past and Future Lives

Appendix III – Liberating Prayer and Prayers for Meditation

Appendix IV – What is Meditation?

Appendix V – The Kadampa Way of Life

Glossary

Bibliography

Study Programmes of Kadampa Buddhism