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CO NTE NTS
Foreworbdy P ernaC hodron Xl
Preface XVll
One
WHY MEDITATE?
1T.h eR ocakn dth eF lower 3
2.B ewilderamnde Snuftfre ing 9
3.P eacuelAf bindgi 24
Two
THE ATR OF
PEACEFULLY ABIDING
4.T aiknOgu rS eta 37
5.M indufnless Aawnadrn eess 49
6.H ow toG atehra S ctaterMeidnd 58
7.T heV iruteosf B oredom 76
8.L azniess 84
9.F orgetttihnIegns tructions 120
1.0N otT ooT ihgtN,o tT ooL oose 160
1.1N inSeta gseo'f T raintihnMegi nd' 141
Tbree
TURNING THEM IND
INTOA N ALLY
12T.ur nnigt hMei nd 129
13.T heJ oy ofB einHgu mna 138
14T.h eU nchnaginTgru thof C hange 146
15.F irsWte GeOtl d 151
16.A ndT heWne Die 145
17.S amsaraan dK arma 185
18J.u mpinign ttoh Hee rato ft hBeu ddha1 63
Four
WARRIOR INT HEW ORLD
19R.o usnigM otiviaotn 197
20W.i sdoma ndE mptniess 187
21W.a rriiontr h Weo rld 197
Appendixes
A.P reparitnogP ractice 215
B.T heP osturoefM editation 225
C.I nstructfioornC so ntemplatMievdei tation2 27
Resources 229
FOREWORD
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vivoorfas r efuggreoeu tph ahta dn arroewslcy aped
formT ibteotI ndiina1 599T.ru ngpRai npocwhheo,
hadb eetnh seu preme oaftb hbSeuo rtm amnogn aster
iewsa,sd escenfdroetmdh wea rrkiionrGg e asra,h is
torifciagluw rheoi sap ivostoaulr cteh Seoh fa mbhala
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dhissitti enDs e cemb1e69r2.
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