Table of Contents

COVER

TITLE PAGE & PREFACE

Copyright Notices

Other Books by Wayne Muller

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Quote

Prelude

CHAPTERS

CHAPTER ONE - Pain and Forgiveness

EXERCISE
A Place of Refuge

MEDITATION
Letting Go Of Family Sorrow

CHAPTER TWO - Fear and Faith

MEDITATION
Cultivating A Place Of Safety

EXERCISE
Exploring Fear in the Body

CHAPTER THREE - Performance and Belonging

EXERCISE
Watching Our Experience of Belonging

MEDITATION
Finding Our Belonging In The Breath

CHAPTER FOUR - Scarcity and Abundance

MEDITATION
Cultivating A Sense Of Abundance

CHAPTER FIVE - Judgment and Mercy

EXERCISE
Investigating the Judging Mind

MEDITATION
Cultivating Mercy (A Loving Kindness Meditation)

CHAPTER SIX - Grandiosity and Humility

EXERCISE
The Practice of Being Ordinary

CHAPTER SEVEN - Drama and Simplicity

EXERCISE
Walking Meditation

EXERCISE
Exploring a Life of Simplicity

CHAPTER EIGHT - Busyness and Stillness

EXERCISE
The Practice of Mindful Speech

MEDITATION
Exploring Stillness In The Body

EXERCISE
A Day of Silence

CHAPTER NINE - Disappointment and Nonattachment

EXERCISE
Watching the Move to Disappointment

MEDITATION
A Gratefulness Meditation

CHAPTER TEN - Habit and Mindfulness

EXERCISE
Naming Our Emotional Habits

MEDITATION
Expanding Mindfulness Practice

EXERCISE
Developing Daily Wakefulness

CHAPTER ELEVEN - Isolation and Intimacy

EXERCISE
Speaking the Truth

MEDITATION
Touching The Pain Of Others

CHAPTER TWELVE - Obligation and Loving Kindness

REFERENCES

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