Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi

1. Intimacy with Fear 1
2. When Things Fall Apart 8
3. This Very Moment Is the Perfect Teacher 16
4. Relax As It Is 24
5. It's Never Too Late 32
6. Not Causing Harm 41
7. Hopelessness and Death 49
8. Eight Worldly Dharmas 59
9. Six Kinds of Loneliness 68
10. Curious about Existence 77
11. Nonaggression and the Four Maras 84
12. Growing Up 95
13. Widening the Circle of Compassion 101
14. The Love That Will Not Die 111
15. Going against the Grain 120
16. Servants of Peace 126
17. Opinions 140
18. Secret Oral Instructions 147
19. Three Methods for Working with Chaos 155
20. The Trick of Choicelessness 164
21. Reversing the Wheel of Samsara 177
22. The Path Is the Goal 184

Bibliography 189
Resources 190