One who communicates the Dharma of the awakened mind is like the skeleton that points in the direction of the moon. They are not the moon. Secular western Dharma encourages the removal of the 'ism' from Buddhism to create the potential for a fourth reformation period. It promotes a return to the simple and practical communication of a journey that points towards the awakening experience of clarity and the actualization process that follows, that is free from institutionalized religious dogma, blind belief and superstitions. This book sets out the principles and practices of that journey that pays homage to the ancient past but embraces fully the present and the future for the benefit of all beings.

No Worries: A Secular Western Approach to Buddhism, Meditation, Life & Actuality, B. Cumming, Vivid Publishing, Paperback, 442 pages, $25.29

Robert B. Cumming is a writer, editor, and publisher who resides in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He is owner and publisher of the Iris Publishing Group, Inc., a small literary publishing company. He formerly was a research scientist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he served in several positions for thirty years. He holds two degrees in biology, with minors in geology and mathematics from the University of Florida in Gainesville. He has a PhD (1964) in cytogenetics and cell biology from the University of Texas in Austin, where he pursued post-doctoral work on chromosomal fine-structure and cell culture. He remains involved in science, particularly in genetics, ecology and evolution.

CONTENTS: No Worries
1.	The Secular Western Context	5
2.	The Origins of Buddhism	15
3.	The Birth of the Buddha	24
4.	Going Forth	29
5.	Worrying	45
6.	Awakening	50
7.	Conditioned Causal Continuity	69
8.	The Decision to Teach	50
9.	The Four Principal Assignments	86
10.	The Eight-Step Journey	118
11.	Living in Awareness	151
12.	Instant Karma	176
13.	Re-Becoming	190
14.	The Middle Way	229
15.	Going for Refuge	243
16.	The Three-Fold Method 1. Ethics	267
17.	The Three-Fold Method 2. Meditation	304
18.	The Meditative Process of Concentration	315
19.	The Three-Fold Method 3. Insight	351
20.	The Dharma Practitioner	386
21.	Practicalities	408
22.	About the Author	438