The Heart of the Revolution is a step-by-step guide to finding freedom and showing compassion in everyday circumstances. In this new book, the bad boy Buddhist offers a hip and edgy instruction manual on how to apply Buddhist practices to daily challenges.

Drawing on his personal struggles and illustrated with ancient Buddhist teaching stories as well as the real-life experiences of his students, Levine delves deeply into the philosophy and application of meditative practices to create what is already being called an American Buddhist Tradition. Through dramatic stories, practical instruction, and a programmatic guide to applying compassion and mindfulness to daily life, Levine presents a modern Buddhism for a new generation.

Noah Levine is a Buddhist teacher in training with Jack Kornfield and the teaching collective at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. He teaches meditation retreats nationally as well as leads groups in juvenile halls and prisons around the San Francisco Bay Area. Noah is the director and co-founder of the Mind Body Awareness Project, a nonprofit organization that serves incarcerated youths. He has studied with such well-known and respected teachers as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, Norman Fischer, and Sylvia Boorstein, to name a few. He lives in San Francisco.

	Contents: The Heart of the Revolution: The Buddha's Radical Teachings on Forgiveness, Compassion, and Kindness
	Foreword by Jack Kornfield	xi
	Introduction: Welcome to the Revolution	1
	Part 1: FTW, OR AVOIDING THE DEAD END OF WORLDLINESS
1.	WIDE AWAKE - don't sleep on reality; it's time to wipe the dust from our eyes	13
2.	TRAINING THE MONKEY - the path of practice for the wild at heart	29
3.	INSPIRED TO REVOLT - faith: not what we believe but what gets us motivated to act	35
	Part 2: THE MIDDLE PATH OF THE 1%ERS OF THE HEART
4.	MERCY: IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE GODS ANYMORE - the radical practice of nonharming	43
5.	COMPASSION: THE WEAPON OF REAL REVOLUTIONARIES - the subversive act of uncovering the antidote to suffering	47
6..	HURT PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE - forgiveness: no more drinking poison and expecting your enemies to die	59
7.	HEART. CORE. LOVE. - the hard-core challenges of loving in this world of constant change	81
8.	THE METTA SUTTA - loving-kindness: the "high-way" to freedom	91
9.	KILL 'EM ALL (WITH KINDNESS) - situational response-ability based on the compassionate act of killing the enemy	135
	Part 3: AVOIDING THE DEAD END OF RELIGION
10.	GIVE IT UP - the power of generosity	147
11.	THANX FOR THE GOOD TIMES - developing an attitude of gratitude	153
12.	SURFING THE WAVES OF KARMA - enjoying a mellow beach break or bucking a fucking tsunami	167
13.	TONGLEN: A NEW-SCHOOL TWIST ON AN OLD-SCHOOL PRACTICE - breathing it all in, breathing it all out	175
14.	IS THIS HEAVEN OR IS THIS HELL? - choosing to get free or to wander through the realms forever	183
15.	WHAT'S YOUR SIGN? - diagnosing your personality type (but not letting it define you)	191
	Conclusion: Heartfulness - Living a Life Based on Kind Awareness	187
	Appendix: Dharma Lists You Might Find Useful	201
	Thanx	207