Foreword |
vii |
Introduction |
ix |
An Outlook on the World and a Way of Life |
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Mind Is the Creator of Our Experience |
3 |
The Four Noble Truths: Creatively Dealing with Difficulties |
13 |
From Confusion to Enlightenment: A Step-by-Step Method to Transform Our Minds |
29 |
The First Step: Preparing for the Future |
33 |
The Second Step: The Wish for Freedom |
41 |
The Third Step: Seeking Enlightenment for the Benefit of All |
42 |
Practical Guidelines for Good Living |
59 |
Precepts: Directing Our Energy Positively |
69 |
Our Relationships with Others |
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Spiritual Mentor: Relating Realistically to a Spiritual Guide |
79 |
Parent and Child: Being Close While Letting Go |
87 |
Friendship: Sharing and Caring |
95 |
Colleagues and Clients: Working Together and Resolving Differences |
103 |
Marriage: Helping Each Other Grow |
107 |
Taming Bad Habits, Cultivating Good Ones |
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Complaining: A Favorite Pastime |
115 |
Speaking of the Faults of Others: How to Make Ourselves and Others Miserable |
121 |
Ruminating: Living in the Past and Future |
127 |
Being Responsible for Our Lives: Lesson from an Inmate |
133 |
Cultivating Beneficial Habits: Practicing Dharma in Daily Life |
137 |
The Spread of the Buddha's Teachings |
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The Life of the Buddha: An Inspiration for Us All |
149 |
Buddhist Traditions: Finding What Suits Us |
157 |
Theravada, the Tradition of the Elders: Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia |
159 |
Mahayana, Pure Land, and Zen: Buddhism in the Far East |
163 |
Integration of Sutra and Tantra: Tibetan Buddhism |
173 |
Buddhist Temples and Dharma Centers: What Happens There? |
181 |
Buddhist Festivals and Rites: Holidays, Birth, Marriage, and Death |
187 |
Buddhism Today |
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What Is Buddhism, What Is Superstition?: What Buddhism Says about Ghosts, Fortunetelling, and Psychic Powers |
193 |
Religious Harmony: Diversity Is Beneficial |
201 |
Glossary |
209 |
Additional Reading |
215 |