Unexpected Freedom

ContentsIntroductionProfoundly Simple 1Simplicity, gratitude to teachers, determination, effort to remember,valuing insight, gentlenessWe are all Translators 15Communal task of translating, discerning essence, respect for tradition,creative involvement, source and goal-oriented practiceMore than our Feelings 29Cultivating mindfulness, Middle Way, right detachment, learningfrom everything, spontaneity and confidenceGetting to Know our Emotional Household 45Uncovering denied life, encountering ourselves, raw emotions, feelingempty, letting go of guilt, fearlessnessWhen We Fall in Love 53Capacity to be loving, absence of fear, undivided attention, pain ofseparateness, transformative power, intimacyNo Blame 65Capacity to hold anger, motivation, arising of good and bad,accommodating pain, right preparationMeeting our Anger 71Restraining initial reactions, investigating assumptions, five degrees ofdistraction, conscious endurance, forgiveness