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CO NTE NTS Foreworbdy P ernaC hodron Xl Preface XVll One WHY MEDITATE? 1T.h eR ocakn dth eF lower 3 2.B ewilderamnde Snuftfre ing 9 3.P eacuelAf bindgi 24 Two THE ATR OF PEACEFULLY ABIDING 4.T aiknOgu rS eta 37 5.M indufnless Aawnadrn eess 49 6.H ow toG atehra S ctaterMeidnd 58 7.T heV iruteosf B oredom 76 8.L azniess 84 9.F orgetttihnIegns tructions 120 1.0N otT ooT ihgtN,o tT ooL oose 160 1.1N inSeta gseo'f T raintihnMegi nd' 141 Tbree TURNING THEM IND INTOA N ALLY 12T.ur nnigt hMei nd 129 13.T heJ oy ofB einHgu mna 138 14T.h eU nchnaginTgru thof C hange 146 15.F irsWte GeOtl d 151 16.A ndT heWne Die 145 17.S amsaraan dK arma 185 18J.u mpinign ttoh Hee rato ft hBeu ddha1 63 Four WARRIOR INT HEW ORLD 19R.o usnigM otiviaotn 197 20W.i sdoma ndE mptniess 187 21W.a rriiontr h Weo rld 197 Appendixes A.P reparitnogP ractice 215 B.T heP osturoefM editation 225 C.I nstructfioornC so ntemplatMievdei tation2 27 Resources 229 FOREWORD Ifi rsmte tS akyoMnigp haRmi npoycehaera sg oi n Boul,dC eorloratdhor,o uhgihsf ta h,em ry teacher ChogyaTmr ungpRai npocHheea .n dt hSea ykong's moth,Le ardyK unchPoakl dweenr,ae m ontgh seu r­ vivoorfas r efuggreoeu tph ahta dn arroewslcy aped formT ibteotI ndiina1 599T.ru ngpRai npocwhheo, hadb eetnh seu preme oaftb hbSeuo rtm amnogn aster­ iewsa,sd escenfdroetmdh wea rrkiionrGg e asra,h is­ torifciagluw rheoi sap ivostoaulr cteh Seoh fa mbhala teachings.S akByeofMnoigrp eh awma sb ornh,i s ' ftaheprr edictheedw otuhlbadeat v erys peiacclh ild, thahti esa yr ylearwso ulbde d ifficualntdt, h ahte wouledm ergea g raesta eta chHeer .t hreenq uested thaLta dKyu nchobkl etshseu inrb osronbn y m akian g pilgritmoaa lgtleh sea cred Buddthhirsotu ghsoiutte s IndiWah.e ns her eachBeodd hygaa,t hep lacoef Xl FOREWORD, thBeu ddhean'lsi ghtetnhmSeea nkty,oa npgp atrleyn decitdoea drv re.iH e was abtto hrihnso lioefBs utd ­ dhissitti enDs e cemb1e69r2. Durihniges a rlyieeasrtSsa ,k yoMnigp halmi ved withhi mso thienrT ibetan vrielgfleuiasgn en eor th­ wesItn diHai.fs ta hesre nftoh ri mt oj ionh imi n the Westa t thoef e aiggeWhh te.n S akyoMnigp hawma s a teegne,ar, Ib ecamhei sme ditaitnisotnr uactt or TrungpRai npo'csrh eequeLsoto.k ibnagc kIr, e alize that my wtaesap cuhrepryo sdeelepenmiyn bgo nd withhi sso n. EwveeeIrykw oulmde ewti tthh Sea ky­ ontg od ischuismsse dtiatiAofnt.e r afo enwml oyn ths, howe,v errIe alitzheadt, r ooulhrea sdr eversed. The younSga kyownagsn owi nstrumcet.i nrTgeh lea tion­ shitph awta ss eitnm otiboanc tkh ehna osn ldye ep­ eneodv etrh yee arst.h seAa tm e tIiv'emw eat,c hed a somewhraett iycoeunttgh r oiw ntao c ougreaous, confidaennwdti ,s tee"a cwhheoir so fe normboeunse fit toh imsa nys tudetnhtrso ugthhoweuo tr ld. In1 799T rungpRai npopcrhiev aetmeployw ered thSea kyoanshg i hse iarn db egatnog uiadneid n struct hime vemno rcel oys tehlabne fo.r eOnd aya s hortly befotrheie sv enRti,n poscahietd om e," Yoau ren't goitnogm akmey s oinn tamo o nka,ry eo ?uB ecauIs e havvee ryd iefrfepnlta fnosr him." Thespel anbse gatnoc omteo c omplfeurtiet ion atfeTrru ngpRai npochei n1d 89i7ew,dh eSna kyong xu