Foreword | p. XI |
Acknowledgments | p. XIII |
Introduction | |
The Goal of the Journey | p. 2 |
Stages of the Journey | p. 4 |
Navigating Obstacles | p. 6 |
Meditation: Calming the Mind | p. 12 |
Searching for the OX | |
Insights: Happiness Versus Inner Peace | p. 15 |
Obstacles: Gratification and Resistance | p. 16 |
Path: Reviewing Our Lives | p. 16 |
Exercise: Tracing a Path Through Life | p. 17 |
Exercise: Identifying Symptoms of Stress | p. 20 |
Discovering the Footprints | |
Insights: True Power Comes from Within | p. 25 |
Obstacles: Missing the Obvious | p. 27 |
Path: The Power of Images | p. 28 |
Exercise: Recognizing Unachieved Goals | p. 31 |
Perceiving the OX | |
Insights: We Can Reprogram Our Minds | p. 33 |
Obstacles: Self-Blame | p. 34 |
Path: Uncovering Our Shadow Self | p. 34 |
Exercise: Illuminating Shadows | p. 40 |
Exercise: Attaining Goals | p. 48 |
Catching the OX | |
Insights: The Unresolved Past | p. 55 |
Obstacles: The Temporary Relief of Bypassing | p. 57 |
Path: Resolving Our Open Issues | p. 59 |
Meditation: Working with Distractions | p. 61 |
Exercise: Expressing Forgiveness | p. 68 |
Exercise: Resolving Grief | p. 80 |
Exercise: Settling Conflicts | p. 90 |
Exercise: Confronting Fears | p. 97 |
Taming the OX | |
Insights: Becoming Aware | p. 103 |
Obstacles: Perceptual Distortions | p. 104 |
Path: Gaining Perspective | p. 105 |
Exercise: Discovering the Source of all Stress | p. 107 |
Exercise: Encountering Perceptions | p. 112 |
Meditation: Developing Awareness of Habits | p. 121 |
Meditation: Walking Meditation Instructions | p. 130 |
Exercise: Cultivating Clear Comprehension | p. 146 |
Riding the OX Home | |
Insights: Here and Now | p. 151 |
Obstacles: Knowledge Versus Knowing | p. 151 |
Path: Living in the Moment | p. 152 |
Exercise: Exposing Illusions About Time | p. 153 |
Exercise: Exposing Illusions About Space | p. 156 |
Exercise: Expanding Mindfulness | p. 159 |
The OX Transcended | |
Insights: Cause and Effect | p. 163 |
Obstacles: Slow Progress | p. 164 |
Path: Right Effort | p. 165 |
Exercise: Developing Lovingkindness | p. 169 |
Both OX and Self Transcended | |
Insights: Selflessness | p. 179 |
Obstacles: Dualistic Thinking | p. 179 |
Path: Moving Beyond Mind Traps | p. 181 |
Exercise: Examining Problems | p. 185 |
Exercise: Exploring Self-Definitions | p. 188 |
Reaching the Source | |
Insights: Freedom | p. 195 |
Obstacles: Subtler Identifications | p. 196 |
Path: Advanced Instructions | p. 198 |
Meditation: Removing Subtle Obstacles | p. 199 |
In the World | |
Insights: Living an Enlightened Life | p. 205 |
Obstacles: Teaching Through Words | p. 206 |
Path: Living Life as a Teaching | p. 207 |
Exercise: Living Life as a Teaching | p. 209 |
Conclusion | p. 213 |
Suggested Readings | p. 215 |
Index | p. 217 |
About the Author | p. 227 |
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