Table of Contents
Foreword Steve Armstrong ix
Introduction: From the Moment We Wake Up until the Moment We Fall Asleep Doug McGill 1
Part 1 The watched mind brings happiness
1 The Path of Wisdom 11
Right Effort: Persevere in a Relaxed Way 14
Right View: The Mind Is Nature, Not "Me" 21
Right Attitude: Observe Experience Just as It Is 31
2 The Investigating Mind 41
Part 2 A month of daily life meditations
Editor's Note on the Meditations 51
Day 1 Relax 53
Day 2 Be Simple and Just Know 55
Day 3 Always Meditate 57
Day 4 Check Your Attitude 59
Day 5 Stay with Awareness 61
Day 6 Just Light Awareness 63
Day 7 Don't Struggle with Thoughts 65
Day 8 Do Everything with Awareness 67
Day 9 "Not Me, Not Mine" 69
Day 10 Be Aware with Right View 71
Day 11 Examine Desires and Aversions 73
Day 12 Let Go of Stories 75
Day 13 Ask Questions 77
Day 14 Stay Interested 79
Day 15 Study and Learn 82
Day 16 Don't Look for Insights 84
Day 17 Appreciate Awareness 86
Day 18 Desire to Understand 88
Day 19 Allow the Mind to Expand 90
Day 20 "In Seeing, Only the Seeing" 93
Day 21 Concepts vs. Reality 96
Day 22 Investigate Suffering 99
Day 23 Let Wisdom Do Its Work 102
Day 24 In Happiness, Stay Aware 105
Day 25 Create Positive Momentum 107
Day 26 Awareness while Speaking 110
Day 27 Awareness while Listening 113
Day 28 The Intention to Move 116
Day 29 The Intention to Think 120
Day 30 The Intention to Eat 122
Day 31 Dhamma Is Understanding 125
Epilogue: The Wholesome Qualities of Mind 127
Acknowledgments 131
Notes on Terms 133
