PART ONE Why Meditate? Meditation on breathing Developing a Skillful approach to Meditation Loving —Kindness Meditation Observing Our Thoughts meditation problems A Mind like a Mirror PART TWO PRACTICE IN DAILY LIFE Working with Emotions How We create Suffering : Giving Pluses and Minuses Developing Loving —Kindness A Spiritual Approach to Friendship Problems of Everyday Life Integrating Meditation with Everyday Life PART THREE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BUDDHA''STEACHINGS The Four Noble truths and Liberation from Suffering The Importance of the Dhamma in the Modern World