Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv

Introduction: A Sink Full of Teaching 1

Part One
1. What Are the Precepts? 13
2. The Dream of Self 25
3. The Dead Spot 30
4. The Process 39

Part Two
The Precepts
5. I Take Up the Way of Speaking Truthfully 51
6. I Take Up the Way of Speaking of Others with Openness and Possibility 64
7. I Take Up the Way of Meeting Others on Equal Ground 80
8. I Take Up the Way of Cultivating a Clear Mind 92
9. I Take Up the Way of Taking Only What Is Freely Given and Giving Freely of All That I Can 108
10. I Take Up the Way of Engaging in Sexual Intimacy Respectfully and with an Open Heart 127
11. I Take Up the Way of Letting Go of Anger 142
12. I Take Up the Way of Supporting Life 162

Conclusion: A Process of Transformation 181
Appendix: A Primer in Awareness Practice 187

Notes 195