Did I love well? -- Stopping the war -- Take the one seat -- Necessary healing -- Training the puppy : mindfulness of breathing -- Turning straw into gold -- Naming the demons -- Difficult problems and insistent visitors -- The spiritual roller coaster : Kundalini and other side effects -- Expanding and dissolving the self : dark night and rebirth -- Searching for the Buddha : a lamp unto ourselves -- Accepting the cycles of spiritual life -- No boundaries to the sacred -- No self or true self? -- Generosity, codependence, and fearless compassion -- You can't do it alone : finding and working with a teacher -- Psychotherapy and meditation -- The emperor's new clothes : problems with teachers -- Karma : the heart is our garden -- Expanding our circle : an undivided heart -- Spiritual maturity -- The great song -- Enlightenment is intimacy with all things

A guide to reconciling Buddhist spirituality with the American way of life addresses the challenges of spiritual living in the modern world and offers guidance for bringing a sense of the sacred to everyday experience