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Tables of Contents for Boundless Heart
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
8
1
Introduction
9
22
Why Practice?
9
7
The Foundation of Ethics
16
4
The Affirmation of Intuitive Wisdom
20
3
A Meditation on the Jewel in the Lotus: OM MANI PADME HUM
23
2
Questions and Responses: On Ethics and the Sequence of Practice
25
6
Entering Samatha Practice
31
28
Beginning the Meditation
33
1
Relaxation, Stability, and Vividness
34
6
Questions and Responses: On Breath Awareness
40
6
The Mastery of Attention: Mindfulness and Introspection
46
4
Samatha as a Catalyst for Mental Events
50
2
Dealing with Problems in Samatha Practice
52
7
The Path to Samatha: An Overview
59
28
The Nine Stages of the Path to Samatha
59
6
The Achievement of Samatha
65
3
The Prerequisites for Achieving Samatha
68
5
Five Obstructions to Progress in Samatha
73
3
The Five Factors of Stabilization
76
2
On the Choice of an Object in Samatha Practice
78
2
Questions and Responses: On Achieving Samatha
80
4
Beyond Samatha
84
3
Loving-Kindness
87
40
Meditation: Loving-Kindness for Oneself
90
5
Extending the Practice of Loving-Kindness
95
2
The Advantages of a Lay Person in the Practice of Loving-Kindness
97
1
Loving-Kindness for One's Enemies
98
9
The Problem of Righteous Anger
107
2
Passion and Patience in Response to the Sources of Suffering
109
3
Finding a Lovable Quality
112
2
Confusing Attachment with Loving-Kindness
114
2
Questions and Responses: Enemies and Insight
116
5
The Attainment of Samatha in Loving-Kindness
121
6
Compassion
127
16
Questions and Responses: Catharsis,Logic, and Compassion
133
2
Compassion for a Suffering Person: Meditation
135
2
Extending the Meditation on Compassion
137
1
Intrusiveness in the Practice of Compassion
138
1
Meditation on Avalokitesvara, the Embodiment of Compassion
139
4
Empathetic Joy
143
6
Rejoicing in Others' Happiness
143
2
Rejoicing in Virtue
145
4
Equanimity
149
14
Equanimity in Theravada Buddhism
149
2
Equanimity in Tibetan Buddhism
151
10
Questions and Responses: On Distinguishing Attachment from Affection
161
2
The Empowerment of Insight
163
22
From Insight to an Unmediated Experience of the Ultimate
169
9
Questions and Responses: The Urgency and Rarity of Spiritual Awakening
178
7
Notes
185