Reflections on a mountain lake _ a western nun talks on practical Buddhism

Abstract

Preface ; 1 A Western Yogini ; 2 Motivation and Practice ; 3 Ethics and the Three Trainings ; 4 The Six Realms ; 5 Women and the Path ; 6 Shamatha, or Calm Abiding ; 7 Vipashyana, or Insight ; 8 Awareness ; 9 Difficult Points for Westerners ; 10 Tonglen ; 11 Nature of Mind ; 12 The Role of the Spiritual Master ; 13 Vajrayana ; 14 Visualizing the Deity ; Glossary of Technical Terms ;