ARINNA WEISMAN was a resident teacher at the Insight Meditation Society and recently founded the Dhamma Dena Meditation Center in Northampton, Massachusetts.

JEAN SMITH is the author of The Beginner's Guide to Zen Buddhism and the editor of four collections of Buddhist teachings.

Preface		ix
	1.	The Possibility of Change: A Cinderella Story	1
	Exercise: Taking Refuge		9
	2.	Meditation: The Path to Transforming Our Lives	11
	Exercise: A Guided Sitting Meditation		20
	Exercise: A Guided Walking Meditation		25
	Exercise: Movement Meditation		28
	Exercise: Daily Practice		30
	3.	Difficulties in Meditation-and Life	33
	Exercise: The Hindrances		51
	4.	The Buddha's Basic Teachings: The Four Noble Truths	53
	Exercise: Investigating Suffering		68
	5.	The Eightfold Path: Wisdom	71
	Exercise: Wise Intention		87
	6.	The Eightfold Path: Morality	89
	Exercise: The Precepts		100
	7.	The Eightfold Path: Mental Discipline	101
	Exercise: Wise Effort		122
	Exercise: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness		122
	8.	Living Practice and the Divine Abodes	125
	Exercise: Daily Practice		149
	9.	Our Guides and Supports: Teachers, Sanghas, and Retreats	151
	10.	The 2,500-Year Journey	167
	11.	Frequently Asked Questions	183
	Epilogue: The Sangha of One World		187
	Selected Texts		191
	Suggestions for Further Reading		211
	Insight Meditation Centers and Resources		215
	Glossary of Selected Terms in Buddhism		217
	Acknowledgments		227
	Index		229
	About the Authors		239