Foreword by Daniel Goleman vii
Foreword by Kidder Smith ix
Editor's Introduction xvii

Prelude
The Meeting of Buddhist and Western Psychology 3

Part One
MEDITATION
1. Taming the Horse, Riding the Mind 15
2. Discovering Basic Goodness 19
3. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness 24
4. An Approach to Meditation: A Talk to Psychologists 43
5. Natural Dharma 58

Part Two
MIND
6. Mind: The Open Secret 63
7. The Spiritual Battlefield 69
8. The Birth of Ego 78
9. The Development of Ego 84
10. The Basic Ground and the Eight Consciousnesses 94
11. Intellect 99
12. The Six Realms 113
13. The Five Buddha Families 126

Part Three
PSYCHOLOGY
14. Becoming a Full Human Being 137
15. Creating an Environment of Sanity 143
16. Attitude toward Death in the Healer-Patient Relationship 153
17. Intrinsic Health: A Conversation with Health Professionals 160
18. Maitri Space Awareness in a Buddhist Therapeutic Community 165
19. From a Workshop on Psychotherapy 176
20. Is Meditation Therapy? 182

Glossary 189
Sources 195
Acknowledgements 199
Further Readings by Ch�gyam Tungpa 203
Resources 205
A Biography of Ch�gyam Trungpa 209
Index 215