| Acknowledgements |
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| Foreword |
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Introduction: Meditations on living |
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1 | (16) |
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Meditations on young people |
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17 | (19) |
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36 | (7) |
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Meditations on growing old |
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43 | (6) |
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Meditations on men and women |
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49 | (5) |
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Meditations on the family |
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54 | (17) |
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Meditations on being single |
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71 | (4) |
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Meditations on community life |
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75 | (5) |
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Meditations on living a life of plenty |
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80 | (13) |
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Meditations on living in poverty |
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93 | (5) |
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98 | (4) |
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Meditations on the disabled and their carers |
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102 | (4) |
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Meditations on the dying and their carers |
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106 | (13) |
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Meditations on working hard and having little spare time |
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119 | (2) |
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Meditations on prison and prisoners |
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121 | (9) |
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Meditations on homosexuality |
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130 | (4) |
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134 | (7) |
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Meditations on the legal system |
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141 | (5) |
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Meditations on the future of the world |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (4) |
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Meditations on science and technology |
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152 | (3) |
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Meditations on commerce and business |
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155 | (3) |
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Meditations on writing and journalism |
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158 | (5) |
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Meditations on farming and the environment |
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163 | (6) |
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169 | (8) |
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Meditations on dedicating one's life to others |
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177 | (6) |
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183 | (7) |
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Meditations on unhappiness |
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190 | (10) |
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200 | (13) |
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213 | (5) |
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218 | (4) |
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Meditations on loneliness and isolation |
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222 | (10) |
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232 | (12) |
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244 | (6) |
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250 | (7) |
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257 | (4) |
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Meditations on trauma and suffering |
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261 | (10) |
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271 | (4) |
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Meditation on indecisiveness |
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275 | (1) |
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Meditations on not loving yourself |
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276 | (4) |
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Meditations on addiction to alcohol or drugs |
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280 | (4) |
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Meditations on sexual desire |
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284 | (5) |
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Meditations on speaking mindlessly |
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289 | (5) |
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Meditations on criticizing others |
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294 | (5) |
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Meditations on causing suffering to others |
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299 | (9) |
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Meditations on indifference |
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308 | (5) |
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Meditations on religious belief |
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313 | (8) |
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Meditations on following no religion |
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321 | (12) |
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Meditations on monasticism and priesthood |
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333 | (12) |
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Meditation on leading a contemplative life |
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345 | (1) |
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346 | (4) |
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Meditations on sectarian prejudice |
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350 | (3) |
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Meditations on becoming a Buddhist |
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353 | (9) |
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Meditations on practising Buddhism |
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362 | |
