Table of Contents

Part One
Chapter 1: Something to think about.
Chapter 2. Introducing the inner life
Chapter 3: The inner life and happiness
Chapter 4: What is happiness anyway?
Chapter 5: Habit, change and the habit basis
Chapter 6: A short zoology of the inner life
Chapter 7: Basic skillsPart two
Chapter 8: Mindfulness skills
Chapter 9: Mindfulness practice
Chapter 10: Benevolence skills
Chapter 13: Story in practice
Chapter 14: Applications of the story skills - Things and the Self.
Chapter 15: Letting go skills
Chapter 16: The practice of letting go
Chapter 17: Enjoyment skills
Chapter 18: Enjoying practicePart three
Chapter 19: Spirituality, religion and science.
Chapter 20: Some thoughts about death and dying
Chapter 21: A way of life
Appendix: Standing on the shoulders of giants
Personal debts
Further reading

About the Author

Tony Wilkinson studied philosophy at Cambridge University. After several different careers including philosopher and financial planner, he discovered meditation and studied the religions of the East with a well-known Zen teacher.