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Preface by Professor Sempa Dorje

A Warning to the Reader

Prologue

An Invitation to the Reader

Introduction

I. All Conditioned Phenomena Are Impermanent by Nature

The Reflection and Meditation on Impermanence

The Importance of the Meditation on Impermanence in the Beginning of Practice

The Importance of the Meditation on Impermanence During Practice

The Importance of Meditation on Impermanence at the End of Practice

The Two Forms of Impermanence

Gross Impermanence

Subtle Impermanence

Q&A

II. All Contaminated Phenomena Are Suffering by Nature

The Different Types of Suffering

The Suffering of Birth, Sickness, Old Age, and Death

The Suffering of Experiencing What We Do Not Wish For

The Suffering of Being Unable to Obtain What We Desire

The Three Basic Forms of Suffering

The Suffering of the Six Realms of Samsara

The Importance of the Reflection on Liberation from Suffering

The Root of Suffering

Q&A

III. All Phenomena Are Empty and Devoid of Inherent Existence

Analysis of Inner Phenomena: The I and the Aggregates

The Identification of I with the Aggregates

The Identification of the I with a Name

The Identification of the I with the Sensory Organs

Identification of the I with the Sensations

Analysis of Outer Phenomena

The Mistaken Separation Between the Subject that Perceives and the Perceiving Object

All Outer Phenomena Are Like the Images of a Dream

The Inseparability of the Object’s Appearance and Its Emptiness

The Method for Meditating on the Four Seals of the Dharma

Meditation Posture

Generating Renunciation

Commitment to the Path

IV. Nirvana Is a State of Absolute Peace

Our Current State: The Jungle

Escaping the Jungle

Q&A

Conclusion of the Teaching

Dedication

Glossary

Works Cited