Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Part 1 How to live (sila) 1
1 Have you forgotten? 3
2 Moral sensitivity and inner development 4
3 Simply right 11
4 Living to work or loving to work? 15
5 Money: The shine of gold? 19
6 "I just cant decide" 23
7 Dana: The economy of the heart 27
8 Sickness: Crisis or opportunity? 31
9 The secret that glows in the dark 37
10 "Ageing wisely 39
11 What are we saying? 44
12 War: Do we really have no choice? 49
13 Is spirituality natural? 54
14 Diamonds sparkle in the air 59
Part 2 How to practise (samadhi) 61
15 Truth and authenticity 63
16 The body in mind 72
17 The miracle of mindfulness 76
18 Stopping 82
19 Surfing the waves of emotion 87
20 A joyful life despite painful memories 96
21 No need for need: Breaking the spell of attachment 103
22 Empathy: How to put yourself in the other's shoes 113
23 Our great compassionate heart 117
24 Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed - or exhausted? 126
25 Leviathan: Liberating the life force 132
26 The pathless path 138
27 When is an action not an action? 143
28 Coping with concerns: Arriving back home 147
Part 3 How to awaken (pannya) 157
29 The eye of wisdom and the magic of the moment 159
30 Thoughts: Foam on the waves 167
31 Equanimity: Surfing the waves of change 168
32 Emptiness: "The more Pooh looked, the more Piglet wasn't there" 171
33 Not this nor that: The middle way 183
34 Love is the essence 190
35 Dying to live: The parable of Jonah 195
36 Does God exist or is existence God? 202
37 The goddess within 210
38 Karma: Welcoming it and changing it 211
39 Our Buddha-nature is a womb 216
40 Unity: Concept or experience? 220
41 The Shambhala warrior: The sword of wisdom 225
42 Enlightenment and awakening 235
43 Not the Big Bang? 241
Appendices 243
Appendix 1 Spiritual teaching - How it works 245
Appendix 2 Basic meditation instructions 257
Notes 259
Glossary 265
Useful websites 271
