In This Very Life: Liberation Teachings of the Buddha

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Front Cover; CONTENTS; Foreword by Joseph Goldstein; Acknowledgments; To the Reader; Technical Note; 1. BASIC MORALITY & MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS; A Basic Sense of Humanity; Meditation Instructions; Walking Meditation; The Interview; 2. CUTTING THROUGH TO ULTIMATE REALITY; One: Attention to Impermanence; Two: Care and Respect; Three: Unbroken Continuity; Four: Supportive Conditions; Five: Reapplying Helpful Conditions from the Past; Six: Cultivating the Factors That Lead to Enlightenment; Seven: Courageous Effort; Eight: Patience and Perseverance; Nine: Unwavering Commitment. Front Cover CONTENTS Foreword by Joseph Goldstein Acknowledgments To the Reader Technical Note 1. BASIC MORALITY & MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS A Basic Sense of Humanity Meditation Instructions Walking Meditation The Interview 2. CUTTING THROUGH TO ULTIMATE REALITY One: Attention to Impermanence Two: Care and Respect Three: Unbroken Continuity Four: Supportive Conditions Five: Reapplying Helpful Conditions from the Past Six: Cultivating the Factors That Lead to Enlightenment Seven: Courageous Effort Eight: Patience and Perseverance Nine: Unwavering Commitment. 3. THE TEN ARMIES OF MĀRAFirst Army: Sense Pleasure Second Army: Dissatisfaction Third Army: Hunger and Thirst Fourth Army: Craving Fifth Army: Sloth and Torpor Sixth Army: Fear Seventh Army: Doubt Eighth Army: Conceit and Ingratitude Ninth Army: Gain, Praise, Honor, Undeserved Fame Tenth Army: Self-Exaltation and Disparaging Others 4. THE SEVEN FACTORS OF ENLIGHTENMENT Becoming a Noble One Mindfulness: The First Factor Investigation: The Second Factor Courageous Effort: The Third Factor Rapture: The Fourth Factor Tranquility: The Fifth Factor Concentration: The Sixth Factor. Equanimity: The Seventh FactorThe Factors of Enlightenment Developed: Healing into the Deathless 5. THE VIPASSANĀ JHĀNAS Softening the Rigid Mind Blowing Out Suffering Hindrances and Antidotes Comprehending the Nature of This World Reaching the Higher Vipassanā Jhānas On Nibbāna 6. CHARIOT TO NIBBĀNA Appendices Seven Factors of Enlightenment Hindrances & Antidotes The Progress of Insight Numerical Lists Glossary Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W.