Editor’s Preface  vii
Editor’s Acknowledgments  xiii
Turning the Wheel of Dharma  xv
Introduction 1

THE FIRST NOBLE TRUTH:
THE TRUTH OF SUFFERING
1. Recognizing the Reality of Suffering  7
2. Dissecting the Experience of Suffering  13

THE SECOND NOBLE TRUTH:
THE TRUTH OF THE ORIGIN OF SUFFERING
3. The Power of Flickering Thoughts  33
4. The Development of Set Patterns  39
5. Perpetually Re-creating Suffering  45

THE THIRD NOBLE TRUTH:
THE TRUTH OF CESSATION
6. Awakening and Blossoming  63
7. Meditation as the Path to Buddhahood  69
8. Transcending Samsara and Nirvana  75

THE FOURTH NOBLE TRUTH:
THE TRUTH OF THE PATH
9. The Doubtless Path  91
10. The Five Paths  97

The Practice of Meditation 117
Outline of Teachings  119
Notes  127
Glossary  131
Text Sources  141
Resources  143
Index  145