- How to Be Sick
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by Sylvia Boorstein
- Preface to the Revised Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- How Everything Changed
- Pain Is Part of Life
- 3. The Buddha Tells It Like It Is
- 4. The Universal Law of Impermanence
- 5. Who Is Sick? Who Is in Pain?
- Finding Peace and Joy
- 6. Finding Joy in the Life You Can No Longer Lead
- 7. Soothing the Body, Mind, and Heart
- 8. Using Compassion to Alleviate Your Suffering
- 9. Facing the Ups and Downs of Chronic Illness with Equanimity
- Turnarounds and Transformations
- 10. Getting Off the Wheel of Suffering
- 11. Tonglen: Spinning Straw into Gold
- 12. With Our Thoughts We Make the World: An Appreciation of Byron Katie
- 13. The Present Moment as a Refuge
- 14. Wise Action: What to Do and What Not to Do
- 15. Zen Helps
- Balancing Community and Isolation
- 16. Communicating with Care
- 17. Connecting with Others and Appreciating Solitude
- 18. And in the End . . .
- A Guide to Using the Practices to Help with Specific Challenges
- With Gratitude
- Recommended Reading
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
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