Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Foreword	p. ix
	Introduction	p. xiii
Part 1	Becoming Who we are
1	The Liberating Practice of Mindfulness	p. 1
2	The Art of Awakening: The Way of Meditation	p. 11
3	A Mind Like Sky: Learning to Rest in Awareness	p. 17
4	Realizing Our Full Potential: Cultivating Love and Joy	p. 22
5	Make Your Heart a Zone of Peace: Dharma and Politics	p. 36
6	Our Children Will Learn What They Live: Becoming More Conscious Parents	p. 41
7	The Art of Forgiveness	p. 53
Part 2	Taking up the Spiritual Path
8	Spiritual Initiation: Monastic Rites of Wholeness and Commitment	p. 61
9	Perils, Promises, and Spiritual Emergency on the Path	p. 73
10	The Near Enemies of Awakening: Nonattachment Is Not Indifference	p. 102
11	The Bodhisattva Way: Tending to the Suffering of All Beings	p. 111
12	Samadhi: Developing a Steady, Concentrated Mind	p. 125
13	Spiritual Maturity	p. 133
Part 3	Lessons from Modern Masters
14	Natural Freedom of the Heart: The Teachings of Ajahn Chah	p. 149
15	The Inspiration of Dipa Ma Barua	p. 167
16	Holding the Banner of Dharma: Celebrating ChÃ¶gyam Trungpa	p. 175
Part 4	Practicing the Dharma in the West
17	American Buddhism: Preserving and Adapting the Dharma	p. 193
18	This Fantastic, Unfolding Experiment: Establishing the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock	p. 211
19	Sex Lives of the Gurus	p. 225
20	Psychedelics, Antidepressants, and Spiritual Practice	p. 235
21	Even the Best Meditators Have Old Wounds to Heal	p. 245
22	The Sure Heart's Release: Healing Our Personal Pain	p. 250
23	Enlightenments	p. 258
Part 5	Practices
24	Take the One Seat: Basic Meditation Practice	p. 269
25	Forgiveness Meditation	p. 271
26	Loving-kindness Meditation (Metta)	p. 273
	Credits	p. 277
	About the Author	p. 281

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