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A clear, practical introduction to the Buddhist path for modern life. Structured as an eight-week journey, this book blends reflection, meditation, psychology, poetry and lived experience to guide readers through integration, emotional growth, transformation and spiritual insight — offering a grounded, compassionate map for genuine inner change.
Contents
Week 1: Integration. 9
Spiritual receptivity 1: 'The Niagara River'. 35
Week 2: The mandala of integration . 39
Spiritual receptivity 2: 'The taxis'. 68
Disintegration at a glance. 72
Integration at a glance. 73
Week 3: Positive emotion. 75
Spiritual receptivity 3: 'Snowdrop' . 105
Week 4: The mandala of positive emotion. 109
Spiritual receptivity 4: 'The more loving one'. 135
Negativity at a glance. 140
Positive emotion at a glance. 141
Week 5: Spiritual death. 143
Spiritual receptivity 5: 'The ideal'. 177
Week 6: The mandala of spiritual death. 181
Spiritual receptivity 6: 'For once, then, something'. 211
Spiritual death at a glance. 216
Letting self die at a glance. 217
Week 7: Spiritual rebirth. 219
Spiritual receptivity 7: 'The thought-fox'. 246
Week 8: The mandala of spiritual rebirth. 251
Spiritual receptivity 8: 'Ithaka'. 277
Spiritual rebirth at a glance. 282
Imagination at a glance. 283
Conclusion: Spontaneous compassionate activity. 285
The journey at a glance . 300
