Book One of three

Realizing Nibbana

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The most hands-on of the three. Really a meditation manual dressed as a book of sayings: what stillness is for, where to put your attention, and the almost embarrassingly simple instruction at the heart of it all — stop.

Chapters — in the book’s own order. Read start to finish, or dip in anywhere; each page stands on its own.

  1. 1Why practice mattersMeditation as the one thing that changes everything else.
  2. 2What practice does for youTurning hard into easy, and an ordinary mind into a steadier one.
  3. 3The wonder of stillnessThe claim that the whole path is already inside you.
  4. 4The seventh base — your center of gravityOne spot in the body to bring the mind home to.
  5. 5Stopping is the whole gameThe teaching the whole lineage rests on: ‘stillness is success.’
  6. 6How to actually do itPosture, mind, the mental image, the word — the nuts and bolts.
  7. ✦Doing it the right wayGentle beats forceful. Every time.
  8. ✦Snags, and how to clear themWhat to do when nothing’s happening.
  9. 9What helpsThe quiet habits that make stillness easier.
  10. 10Keeping your spirits upEncouragement for the days it feels like nothing.
  11. 11Don’t coastA nudge not to leave this for ‘someday.’
  12. ✦Appendix · The basic method, step by stepThe full sit, start to finish.

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