Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1 -- Foundations of Mindlessnessand Mindfulness -- Chapter 1 -- Fear and Mindlessness -- Practice: Observing Big Deal Mind -- Practice: Listening to Your Body -- Chapter 2 -- Spaciousness, Compassion,and Mindfulness -- Practice: Glimpsing Spacious Presence -- Practice: Letting the Mud Settle -- Practice: Watching, Naming, and Letting Go -- Chapter 3 -- Relaxing Your Breath and Body -- Practice: Center Point Breathing -- Practice: Watching the Breath -- Practice: Releasing Physical Tension and Distress -- Part 2 -- Common Obstaclesto Mindfulness -- Chapter 4 -- Illusion -- Practice: Observing Impermanence -- Practice: Clear Seeing with Illusions -- Chapter 5 -- Delusion -- Practice: Identifying Your Stories -- Practice: Listening When Your Body Speaks -- Chapter 6 -- Attachment -- Practice: Learning What You Cannot Hold -- Practice: Discovering What You're Protecting -- Chapter 7 -- Aggression -- Practice: Observing Your Aggression -- Practice: Detecting Early Signals of Aggressive Reactions -- Practice: Using Aggression as Part of Your Mindful Path -- Working with the Four Veils -- Part 3 -- Cultivating Mindfulness inAll Aspects of Life -- Chapter 8 -- Spaciousness in Daily Activities -- Practice: Eating Mindfully -- Practice: Walking Mindfully -- Practice: Walking Through the World of Distractions -- Chapter 9 -- Haiku Awareness -- Practice: Heightening Awareness by Reading Haiku -- Practice: Writing Your Own Haiku -- Practice: Taking a Haiku Walk -- Chapter 10 -- Spacious Relationships -- Practice: Looking at How You Create Duality -- Practice: Responding, Rather Than Reacting, to Conflict -- Practice: Cultivating Patience -- Practice: Cultivating Openness -- Practice: Cultivating Compassion -- Practice: Creating the Heart Tone in Your Voice -- Chapter 11 -- First from the Heart.

Practice: Loving-Kindness Meditation -- Practice: Working with Fearful Relationships -- Epilogue -- Resources -- References.