Preface i

1. In the World but Not of It 1
2. The Theory of Holes 15
3. The Diamond Approach to the Work 31
4. Faith and Commitment 53
5. Nobility and Suffering 64
6. Value 73
7. Truth and Compassion 81
8. Trust 93
9. Essence Is the Life 107
10. The Value of Struggling 123
11. Truth 132
12. Allowing 148
13. Growing Up 165
14. The Student's Relationship to the Teaching 176
15. The Impeccable Warrior 191
16. Curiosity 207
17. Gathering Honey 225