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Preface | ix | |
Acknowledgments | xv | |
A Note on Language | xvii | |
Introduction | xix | |
Chapter 1. | The Inner Life | 1 |
Two Journeys | 2 | |
The Route Home | 5 | |
The Fruits of the Contemplative Life | 6 | |
Chapter 2. | Contemplation--The Natural Way | 9 |
A Taoist Twist | 9 | |
The Natural Way | 11 | |
Feeling Our Way Along | 12 | |
True to the Essence | 14 | |
Chapter 3. | Clearing the Space | 17 |
Creating Open Space | 17 | |
Letting Go of Structure | 19 | |
Taking Time for Renewal | 20 | |
Honoring the Empty Spaces | 22 | |
Chapter 4. | Return to Simplicity | 25 |
Simple Pleasures | 25 | |
The Simplicity of Being | 26 | |
Voluntary Simplicity | 27 | |
Holy and Unholy Poverty | 29 | |
A Misunderstanding of Abundance | 31 | |
Chapter 5. | The Middle Way | 34 |
The Capacity for Restraint | 37 | |
Exploration: Gluttony | 37 | |
Exploration: Practicing Restraint | 39 | |
Renunciation Without Pain | 40 | |
The Gifts of Detachment | 42 | |
The Capacity for Enjoyment | 43 | |
The Tao's Middle Way | 44 | |
Chapter 6. | Sometimes Two, Sometimes One | 47 |
The Path of Solitude | 48 | |
Exploration: What It Means to Be Alone | 49 | |
The Path of Conscious Relationship | 50 | |
The Urge to Merge | 51 | |
Sometimes Two, Sometimes One | 53 | |
Chapter 7. | Dropping into Silence | 55 |
Stepping Out of Mind-Spin | 55 | |
Meditation and Contemplative Prayer | 57 | |
Silence in Nature and in Our Lives | 59 | |
Exploration: Sensing in Nature | 59 | |
Exploration: Drenched in Silence | 60 | |
Silence as Gift | 62 | |
Chapter 8. | Perfect Receptivity | 63 |
To Wait in Silence | 63 | |
Empty Hands | 65 | |
Exploration: Waiting with Empty Hands | 65 | |
Yin Mind | 66 | |
Contemplative Reading and Writing | 67 | |
Contemplative Living | 68 | |
Chapter 9. | Open Presence | 70 |
Barriers to Openness | 71 | |
Exploration: Who is the Enemy? | 72 | |
Open Presence | 73 | |
Living with an Open Heart | 75 | |
Exploration: Open Presence | 75 | |
Exploration: Exploring Your Fears | 78 | |
Chapter 10. | Healing into the Present Moment | 80 |
The Case for Transformation | 80 | |
Following Your Experience | 82 | |
Exploration: Staying with Your Experience | 86 | |
Now and Zen | 87 | |
Chapter 11. | Letting Go | 89 |
Letting Go of Control | 90 | |
Exploration: What Might Happen? | 91 | |
Freefall | 91 | |
Exploration: The Current | 94 | |
Moving with the Tao | 94 | |
Chapter 12. | Self Dissolves | 97 |
What Is the Self? | 97 | |
Exploration: Beneath the Surface | 99 | |
Recognizing the Light | 99 | |
The Experience of No-Self | 102 | |
Resting in Emptiness | 102 | |
Chapter 13. | The Way of Love | 105 |
The Lovers of God | 105 | |
Remembrance | 108 | |
Loving God's Many Faces | 110 | |
Praise and Thanksgiving | 112 | |
Exploration: Thanksgiving Ritual | 113 | |
Love in Action | 114 | |
Chapter 14. | Riches of the Night | 117 |
Mystical Union | 118 | |
On the Way to the Beloved | 121 | |
Bibliography | 125 | |
Suggested Reading List | 127 | |
Index | 129 | |
About the Author | 135 |
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