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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface: The Mindfulness Landscape Today
Introduction: Understanding Mindfulness
Practice: Mindfulness of Breath
Section 1: Finding Peace in the Body
1. Living with Embodied Awareness
Practice: Walking Meditations
2. Listening and Tending to the Body
Practice: Body Scan
3. Working Carefully with Physical Pain
Practice: Attuning to Pain with Kind Attention
4. Finding Refuge in Transience and Uncertainty
Practice: Meditating on Impermanence
5. Meeting Aging with Kind Awareness
Practice: Embracing Aging with Kind Awareness
6. Embracing Death’s Invitation
Practice: Death Contemplation
7. Riding the Waves of Pleasure and Pain
Practice: Exploring the Waves of Joy and Pain
8. Understanding the True Nature of the Body
Practice: Exploring the Selfless Nature of the Body
Section 2: Finding Peace in the Mind
9. Working with the Thinking Mind
Practice: Mindfulness of Thoughts
10. The Ceaseless Conjuring of What Isn’t
Practice: Seeing through Perceptual Distortion
11. The Restless Comparing Mind
Practice: Noticing the Comparing Mind
12. Identifying the Judging Mind
Practice: Recognizing the Judging Mind
13. The Illusion of Time
Practice: Mindfulness of Time
14. Shining the Light on Views and Beliefs
Practice: Mindfulness of Views
15. Knowing Dissatisfaction and Its Causes
Practice: Understanding Dissatisfaction
16. Learning the Wisdom of Letting Go
Practice: The Practice of Letting Go
17. Freedom from Attachment
Practice: Abiding in Nonattachment
18. The Changing Nature of Self
Practice: Exploring the Changing Nature of Self
19. Releasing Mistaken Identity
Practice: Examining the Nature of Self
20. The Causal Nature of Everything
Practice: Reflecting on Causality
21. Exploring the Nature of Awareness
Practice: Mindfulness of Awareness Itself
Section 3: Finding Peace in the Heart
22. Opening to Vulnerability with a Kind Heart
Practice: Attuning to Vulnerability
23. Learning to Manage Triggering Emotions
Practice: Working with Triggers
24. Cultivating Self-Compassion
Practice: Developing Self-Compassion
25. Developing the Kind Heart
Practice: Shifting from Judgment to Kindness
26. Embracing Loss
Practice: Softening into Loss
27. Living with a Steady Heart
Practice: Cultivating a Steady Heart
28. Delighting in the Joy of Others
Practice: Celebrating the Joy of Others
29. Extending Compassion to Others
Practice: Developing Compassion for Others
Section 4: Finding Peace in the World
30. Mindfulness in Relationships
Practice: Radical Acceptance in Relationship
31. Freeing Ourselves from Self-Centeredness
Practice: Examining Self-Centeredness
32. We’re All in This Together
Practice: Developing Interconnectedness
33. Service in the World
Practice: Cultivating Generosity
34. Waking Up to Unconscious Bias
Practice: Mindfulness of Bias
35. Waking Up to Nature as Teacher
Practice: Gleaning Wisdom from Nature
36. Being a Steward of the Earth
Practice: Protecting What We Love
Acknowledgments
Endnotes
Index
About the Author
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