Start Where You Are

Document Outline

• Front Cover
• Start Where You Are
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. No Escape, No Problem
• 2. No Big Deal
• 3. Pulling Out the Rug
• 4. Let the World Speak for Itself
• 5. Poison as Medicine
• 6. Start Where You Are
• 7. Bringing All That We Meet to the Path
• 8. Drive All Blames into One
• 9. Be Grateful to Everyone
• 10. Cutting the Solidity of Thoughts
• 11. Overcoming Resistance
• 12. Empty Boat
• 13. Teachings for Life and Death
• 14. Loving-Kindness and Compassion
• 15. Lighten Up
• 16. Abandon Any Hope of Fruition
• 17. Compassionate Action
• 18. Taking Responsibility for Your Own Actions
• 19. Communication from the Heart
• 20. The Big Squeeze
• 21. High-Stakes Practice
• 22. Train Wholeheartedly
• Appendix: The Root Text of the Seven Points of Training the Mind
• Bibliography
• Resources
• Index of Slogans