Presents the teachings of the hinayana. The hinayana introduces core Buddhist teachings on the nature of mind, the practice of meditation, the reality of suffering, and the possibility of liberation. It examines the nature of suffering, impermanence, and egolessness, with an emphasis on personal development through meditative discipline and study. Topics covered in detail in this volume include the four noble truths, karma, the four foundations of mindfulness, meditation practice, the refuge vows, the three jewels, the five skandhas, the five precepts, and twofold egolessness.
TOC:

• Part 1 Entering the Path
• Encountering the Dharma
• 1 Beginning at the Beginning 3
• 2 The Frozen Space of Ego 6
• 3 The Path of individual Salvation 11
• 4 Opening to the True Dharma 21
• 5 Joining Study and Practice 40
• 6 Achieving Sanity Here on Earth 46
• 7 The Path, the Vehicle, and the Traveler 56
• 8 Relating with a Teacher 61
• 9 The Painful Reality of Samsara 65
• Taking Refuge
• 10 Buddhadharma Fever 81
• 11 Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels 89
• Reflecting on the Three Jewels
• 12 The Sutra of the Recollection of the Noble Three Jewels 97
• 13 The Buddha 100
• 14 The Dharma 113
• 15 The Sangha 116
• Part 2 Discipline/Shila
• Taming Neurosis
• 16 The Loneliness and Joy of Discipline 127
• 17 Taming the Neurotic Mind 133
• 18 Cutting the Root of Samsara 138
• 19 Continually Gnawing Rock 144
• Cultivating Virtue
• 20 Becoming a Dharmic Person 155
• 21 Refraining from Harm 165
• Part 3 Meditation/Samadhi
• Shamatha: The Practice of Mindfulness
• 22 Simplicity 373
• 23 Following the Example of the Buddha 179
• 24 The Basic Minimum 187
• 25 Taking Your Seat 193
• 26 Breathing Out 201
• 27 Labeling Thoughts 207
• 28 Touch and Go 212
• 29 Encountering Problems 215
• 30 Leading a Spotless Life 223
• Refining Your Shamatha Practice
• 31 Resting in Shamatha 231
• 32 Identifying Obstacles to Shamatha 243
• 33 Antidotes to the Obstacles to Shamatha 248
• 34 Cutting Thoughts and Short-Circuiting the Kleshas 257
• 35 An Element of Magic 264
• Working with the Mind
• 36 Transcending Dualistic Mind 267
• 37 Rediscovering Your Own Mind 273
• 38 Mixing Mind with Space 281
• The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
• 39 Mindfulness of Body 285
• 40 Mindfulness of Life 294
• 41 Mindfulness of Effort 304
• 42 Mindfulness of Mind 316
• Vipashyana: The Practice of Awareness
• 43 The Freshness of Unconditional Mind 329
• 44 Beyond Picking and Choosing 337
• 45 The Art of Everyday Living 343
• 46 Glimpses of Emptiness 348
• 47 Investigating the Subtleties of Experience 353
• 48 Sharpening One's Perception 359
• 49 Self-Perpetuating Awareness 367
• Part 4 The Four Noble Truths
• Suffering
• 50 The Snowballing of Deception 373
• 51 Recognizing the Reality of Suffering 377
• 52 Dissecting the Experience of Suffering 382
• The Origin of Suffering
• 53 The Power of Flickering Thoughts 397
• 54 The Development of Set Patterns 401
• 55 Perpetually Re-Creating Suffering 406
• The Cessation of Suffering
• 56 Awakening and Blossoming 421
• 57 Meditation as the Path to Buddhahood 426
• 58 Transcending Samsara and Nirvana 431
• The Truth of the Path
• 59 The Doubtless Path 443
• 60 The Five Paths 449
• Part 5 The Hinayana Journey
• The Journey in Terms of Yanas
• 61 Shravakayana: The Yana of Hearing and Proclaiming 467
• 62 Pratyekabuddhayana: The Yana of Individual Salvation 478
• The Journey in Terms of Paths
• 63 The Lesser Path of Accumulation 489
• 64 The Middle Path of Accumulation 499
• 65 The Greater Path of Accumulation 505
• 66 The Path of Unification 511
• Part 6 Knowledge/Prajna
• Unraveling the Myth of Ego
• 67 Ego: The Thought That We Exist 519
• 68 Cutting Through the Numbness of Ego 526
• 69 Taking the Teachings to Heart 535.