Acknowledgments xi

PART ONE: Suffering
1. The Problem: Caught under the Ever-Turning Wheel of Grasping and Aversion 3
2. At Hell's Gate: Physical Pain as a Model for Suffering 24

PART TWO: Delight
3. The Disinterested Pursuit of Pleasure 43
4. Controlling Your Sheep or Cow in the Large, Spacious Meadow 51
5. Ecstasy: The Pleasure That Refreshes 73
6. Nurturing Relationships 81
7. Mad as Hell and Can't Take One More Thing: Dealing with the Anger Pain Provokes 97

PART THREE: How to Be Alive For Everything
8. Accessing the Body's Wisdom 119
9. Connection: Turning Suffering Inside Out 147

PART FOUR: Returning to the Present Moment
10. Paying Attention 165
11. Swallowing the Whole World 201
12. Allowing Your Life to Unfold 227

Sources and Credits 249