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Index
Title Page
Dedication
Preface
chapter 1 - The Possibility of Change: A Cinderella Story
THE NATURE OF SUFFERING IN OUR LIVES
THE THREE REFUGES
chapter 2 - Meditation: The Path to Transforming Our Lives
MINDFULNESS
SITTING MEDITATION
WALKING MEDITATION
chapter 3 - Difficulties in Meditation—and Life
SENSUAL DESIRE
ILL WILL
SLOTH AND TORPOR
RESTLESSNESS
DOUBT
chapter 4 - The Buddha’s Basic Teachings: The Four Noble Truths
THE FIRST NOBLE TRUTH
THE SECOND NOBLE TRUTH
THE THIRD NOBLE TRUTH
THE FOURTH NOBLE TRUTH: THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH
chapter 5 - The Eightfold Path: Wisdom
WISE VIEW
WISE INTENTION
chapter 6 - The Eightfold Path: Morality
WISE SPEECH AND WISE ACTION / THE FIVE PRECEPTS
WISE LIVELIHOOD
chapter 7 - The Eightfold Path: Mental Discipline
WISE EFFORT
WISE MINDFULNESS
WISE CONCENTRATION
chapter 8 - Living Practice and the Divine Abodes
LOVINGKINDNESS
COMPASSION
EQUANIMITY
GENEROSITY
OUR LIVES AS PRACTICE
chapter 9 - Our Guides and Supports: Teachers, Sanghas, and Retreats
DHARMA TEACHERS
SANGHA TODAY
GOING ON RETREATS
WHAT KIND OF RETREAT?
chapter 10 - The 2,500-Year Journey
THE BUDDHA’S LIFE
THE SPREAD OF BUDDHISM IN ASIA
BUDDHISM COMES TO THE WEST
chapter 11 - Frequently Asked Questions
epilogue
Selected Texts
Suggestions for Further Reading
Insight Meditation Centers and Resources
Glossary of Selected Terms in Buddhism
Acknowledgements
Index
About the Authors
About Wisdom Publications
THE WISDOM TRUST
Copyright Page
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