Acknowledgments    xi

Getting Started: Work's Invitation to Wake Up    1
     Cultivating Mindfulness at Work    10
     Contemplating the Awake at Work Slogans    18

PART ONE: The Four Primary Slogans
    1. Balance the two efforts   25
    2. Be authentic   32
    3. Cultivate li   42
    4. Work is a mess   50

PART TWO: Developing a Composed Attitude
    5. No ground, no guarantees, just now   57
    6. A bucket and a thumb   62
    7. Your present job is going away   66
    8. Step beyond the silence of fear   70
    9. Power is unnerving   76
    10. Be cynical   81
    11. Contemplate wealth   85
    12. At times of risk and stress, cultivate stillness   90
    13. Cultivate "kitchen sink" mentality   96
    14. Be kind to yourself   99
    15. Open   102

PART THREE: Working with Others
    16. Welcome the tyrant   109
    17. First to pacify, last to destroy   114
    18. No blame   125
    19. Practice "no credentials"   129
    20. Cultivate the art of conversation   135
    21. Avoid idiot compassion   141
    22. Study the six confusions   146
    23. Extend the four composures   156
    24. Everybody just wants to bounce their ball   161
    25. Treat everyone as a guest   166
    26. Witness from the heart   170

PART FOUR: Acting Precisely
    27. Don't forget   177
    28. Appreciate the intimacy of morning routines   181
    29. Acknowledging small boredoms   184
    30. Respect karma   188
    31. Do not-know   194
    32. Be humble while ambitious   200
    33. Notice and cut work's speed   204
    34. Take a fresh glimpse and adapt   209
    35. Keep your seat   213

APPENDIXES
Instructions for Mindfulness-Awareness Meditation   221
Instructions for Contemplating the Slogans   225
Contemplations-in-Action on Wealth   228
Five Contemplations for Cultivating Li   233