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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Table of Contents
Dedication
Preface
Introduction to the Eightfold Path
Wisdom Teachings
Chapter 1
Teachings
The Four Noble Truths
Impermanence, Emptiness, and Nonself
Karma
In Practice
Dukkha: Pain Is Inevitable, but Suffering Is Optional
Impermanence: Aging, Illness, and Death
Karma: Living Between Generations
Chapter 2
Teachings
In Practice
Renunciation or Sacrifice?
Thoughts Are Not Facts
Feelings Are Not Facts Either
Morality Teachings
Chapter 3
Teachings
In Practice
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?
Listening as Right Speech
Silence May Be Golden— or Silence May Be Yellow
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Walking the Walk by Talking the Talk
Chapter 4
Teachings
In Practice
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
Chapter 5
Teachings
In Practice
Work: “What Do I Do?”
Wealth: “I Am Not What I Have Either”
“Spending” Time
Giving Time
Mental Discipline Teachings
Chapter 6
Teachings
In Practice
Restraint and Abandoning of the Unwholesome
Development and Preservation of the Wholesome
You Don’t Have to Do It Alone
Chapter 7
Teachings
Contemplation of the Body
Contemplation of Feelings
Contemplation of Mind
Contemplation of Mind-Objects
In Practice
Contemplation of the Body
Contemplation of Feelings
Contemplation of Mind
Contemplation of Mind-Objects
Chapter 8
Teachings
In Practice
Insight Meditation Techniques
Zen Buddhist Meditation Techniques
Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Techniques
Meditation on the Brahma-viharas
Hindrances to Meditation
Chapter 9
Glossary of Selected Terms in Buddhism
Works Cited and Suggested Readings
Insight Meditation/Vipassana Practice and Teachings
Tibetan Buddhism Teachings and Practice
Zen Buddhism Teachings and Practice
About the Author
Also by Jean Smith
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