Tranquility.......................................................................................................46
Concentration.................................................................................................47
Equanimity......................................................................................................47
7. The Three Trainings Revisited...............................................52
8. The Four Noble Truths .........................................................60
Truth Number One: Suffering.......................................................................60
Truth Number Two: “Desire”........................................................................62
Truth Number Three: The End of Suffering.................................................65
Truth Number Four: The Path......................................................................66
9. Practical Meditation Considerations.......................................67
When, where and for how long?....................................................................67
Daily life and Retreats.....................................................................................68
Postures...........................................................................................................73
Objects for Insight Practices...........................................................................75
Resolve............................................................................................................78
Teachers..........................................................................................................79
10. Summary................................................................................84
11. Conclusion to Part I..............................................................85
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Part II: Light and Shadows......................................................................87
12. Introduction to Parts II & III................................................88
13. Buddhism vs. The Buddha *................................................92
14. Content and Ultimate Reality *.............................................97
15. What Went Wrong? *..........................................................102
16. A Clear Goal .........................................................................111
17. Harnessing the Energy of the “Defilements” .......................119
