- Foreword
- Ringu Tulku ix
- Preface xi
- Introduction 1
Holly Gayley and Joshua Schapiro
- Part I: Worldly Counsel 21
1. Facing Your Mind 23 Jamgön Kongtrul and Dudjom Lingpa Translated by John Canti 2. Playful Primers on the Path 47 Dza Patrul Rinpoché Translated by Joshua Schapiro 3. Dictums for Developing Virtue 83 Shangtön Tenpa Gyatso Translated by Gedun Rabsal and Nicole Willock 4. Bold Judgments on Eating Meat 97 Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen Translated by Geoffrey Barstow 5. A Letter to the Queen 109 Jikmé Lingpa and Getsé Mahāpaṇḍita Translated by Jann Ronis
- Part II: Meditation Advice 123
6. Advice for Solitary Retreat 125 Do Khyentsé, Dza Patrul Rinpoché, and the Third Dodrupchen Translated by Holly Gayley 7. Encouragement to Pursue the Path 171 Bamda Thupten Gelek Gyatso Translated by Michael Sheehy 8. How to Practice When Ill 191 Jikmé Lingpa Translated by Wulstan Fletcher 9. An Intimate Exhortation 201 Tokden Śākya Śrī Translated by Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa 10. A Meditation Instructor’s Manual 211 Dza Patrul Rinpoché Translated by Sarah Harding
- Part III: Esoteric Instructions 239
11. Pointing to the Nature of Awareness 241 Ju Mipham Rinpoché Translated by Douglas Duckworth 12. Putting Buddha Nature into Practice 251 Jamgön Kongtrul Translated by Tina Draszczyk 13. Instructions on the Great Perfection 285 Jamgön Kongtrul Translated by Marc-Henri Deroche
- Glossary 303
- Tibetan Proper Names 317
- Contributors 327