Foreword by Jack Kornfield ix
Translator's Preface xv
Acknowledgments xxxi

Introduction 1

1. HEARING DHARMA 15

2. UNDERSTANDING DHARMA 31
The Here and Now Dharma 31
The Trapper's Snare 45

3. PRACTICING DHARMA 63
The Path to Peace 63
Morality Brings Happiness: A Talk Given on Songkran, the Traditional New Year 73
Meditation Practice 86
Lay Practice: Don't Let the Monkey Burn Down Your House 118
Monastic Life: Why Do People Ordain? 133
One Day Passes: A Talk to the Community of Nuns at Wat Pah Pong 140

4. SEEING DHARMA 151
Kondanya Knows 151
Fumbling and Groping 168

5. BEING DHARMA 177
Beyond Cause and Effect 177
Nibbana Paccayo Hotu 183

6. TEACHING DHARMA 197

Glossary 217
About the Translator 223
Credits 224