Discovering the heart of meditation -- Why meditate? -- Meditation instructions -- Difficulties and hindrances -- Deepening levels of practice -- The seven factors of enlightenment -- The life of the Buddha -- The freedom of restraint -- Suffering: the gateway to compassion -- Understanding karma: cause and effect -- Understanding karma: liberation -- The five spiritual faculties -- The three basic characteristics -- Perspectives on reality -- The path of service -- Integrating practice.
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"Among the topics covered are: The hindrances to meditaiton--ranging from doubt and fear to painful knees--and skillful means of overcoming them; How compassion can arise in response to the suffering we see in our own lives and in the world; How to integrate a life of responsible action and service with a meditative life based on nonattachment" (cover).