Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: What Is a Bodhisattva? xi

Part One. The Path of Awakening Natural Wisdom
1. The Awakened Heart of the Bodhisattva 3
2. Acknowledging Suffering: The First Noble Truth 13
3. Why Are We So Confused? The Second Noble Truth 18
4. Beyond Suffering: The Third Noble Truth 25
5. The Path: The Fourth Noble Truth 30
6. Emptiness Is Not Nothingness 36
7. May I Be a Bridge, a Ship, or a . . . Psychotherapist? An Introduction to Contemplative Psychotherapy 43

Part Two. Connecting with the Heart of a Bodhisattva
8. Meditation: The Practice of Connecting with Ourselves 57
9. The First Immeasurable: Loving-Kindness 68
10. The Second Immeasurable: Compassion 80
11. The Third Immeasurable: Joy 89
12. The Fourth Immeasurable: Equanimity 97

Part Three. Engaging in Bodhisattva Activity
13. Generosity: The First of the Awakened Actions 109
14. Discipline: The Second of the Awakened Actions 119
15. Patience: The Third of the Awakened Actions 129
16. Practices in Patience 137
17. Our Natural Resources: Working with Emotions 145
18. Exertion: The Fourth of the Awakened Actions 153
19. Meditation: The Fifth of the Awakened Actions 162
20. The Body-Speech-Mind Practice for Working with Exchange 175
21. Wisdom: The Sixth of the Awakened Actions 184
22. Dedicating the Merit 195

Notes 199
Bibliography 205
Resources 209
Index 211