Table of Contents
Introduction to the Eightfold Path
Impermanence, Emptiness, and Nonself
Dukkha: Pain Is Inevitable, but Suffering Is Optional
Impermanence: Aging, Illness, and Death
Karma: Living Between Generations
Dishonesty Is the Worst Policy
Slander: Building Ourselves Up by Putting Others Down
Gossip: The Less Said, the Better
Harsh Language: Whom Does It Hurt?
Silence May Be Golden— or Silence May Be Yellow
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Walking the Walk by Talking the Talk
To Refrain from Killing or Harming Living Beings
To Refrain from Taking What Is Not Given Freely
To Refrain from Sexual Misconduct
To Refrain from Misusing Intoxicants That Dull Mindfulness
IN PRACTICE Work: “I Am What I Do” vs. “I Do What I Do”
Wealth: “I Am Not What I Have Either”
• Mental Discipline Teachings •
Restraint and Abandoning of the Unwholesome
Development and Preservation of the Wholesome
Zen Buddhist Meditation Techniques
Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Techniques
Meditation on the Brahma-viharas
Glossary of Selected Terms in Buddhism
Works Cited and Suggested Readings
INSIGHT MEDITATION/ VIPASSANA PRACTICE AND TEACHINGS
TIBETAN BUDDHISM TEACHINGS AND PRACTICE