List of tables iv
List of figures v
Preface to the third edition vii
Introduction The great transformation 1
Chapter 1 Integration 11
Chapter 2 Goodwill 20
Chapter 3 Mindfulness and Just Sitting 32
Chapter 4 Sustain the practice 45
Chapter 5 On retreat: The conditions for effective meditation 66
Chapter 6 Integration and dhyana 83
Chapter 7 Consciousness and world 102
Chapter 8 Seeing 111
Chapter 9 Spiritual death and spiritual rebirth 133
Chapter 10 Imagination and the influence of the Buddha 190
Appendix 1 Deepen the practice 211
Appendix 2 Sitting posture 226
Endnotes 241
Resources 248
Index 249
