Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1

1. THE REVOLUTIONARY ART OF HAPPINESS 7

2. RELEARNING LOVELINESS 18
Exercise: Remembering the Good within You 28
Exercise: Phrases of Lovingkindness 29

3. FACETS OF LOVINGKINDNESS 33
Exercise: The Benefits of Lovingkindness 45
Exercise: The Benefactor 45

4. HINDRANCES TO LOVINGKINDNESS 48
Exercise: Reflection on Happiness 58
Exercise: The Meaning of Friends 59
Exercise: The Beloved Friend 59
Exercise: The Neutral Person 60

5. WORKING WITH ANGER AND AVERSION 62
Exercise: Forgiveness 75
Exercise: Seeing Goodness 77
Exercise: The Difficult Person 78
Exercise: Difficult Aspects of Oneself 82

6. BREAKING OPEN THE LOVING HEART 83
Exercise: Lovingkindness for All Beings 97
Exercise: Lovingkindness toward Groups 98
Exercise: Walking Meditation 99
Exercise: The Ten Directions 100

7. DEVELOPING THE COMPASSIONATE HEART 102
Exercise: Meditation on Compassion 116
Exercise: Compassion for Those Who Cause Pain 117

8. LIBERATING THE MIND THROUGH SYMPATHETIC JOY 119
Exercise: Meditation on Sympathetic Joy 134
Exercise: Sharing Merit 135

9. THE GIFT OF EQUANIMITY 136
Exercise: Equanimity 152

10. THE POWER OF GENEROSITY 154
Exercise: Giving 167

11. LIVING OUR LOVE 171
Exercise: The Practice of Morality 190

For More Information 194
Credits 195