Acknowledgements

Many people have read earlier versions of these essays and have kindly offered suggestions for improvements. In particular, I would like to thank the monks here at the monastery, as well as Andrea Kessler, Addie Onsanit, Dale Schultz, and Barbara Wright. Any mistakes that remain, of course, are my own responsibility.

Some of these essays have appeared on the Tricycle website. I would like to thank the editors of the webiste for their help in making the writing clearer and more coherent. These and other essays on Buddhist practice are available on the Internet at www.dhammatalks.org.