Mind is the creator of our experience -- The four noble truths : creatively dealing with difficulties -- From confusion to enlightenment : a step-by-step method to transform our minds -- Practical guidelines for good living -- Precepts : directing our energy positively -- Spiritual mentor : relating realistically to a spiritual guide -- Parent and child : being close while letting go -- Friendship : sharing and caring -- Colleagues and clients : working together and resolving differences -- Marriage : helping each other grow -- Complaining : a favorite pastime -- Speaking of the faults of others : how to make ourselves and others miserable -- Ruminating : living in the past and future -- Being responsible for our lives : lesson from an inmate -- Cultivating beneficial habits : practicing Dharma in daily life -- The life of the Buddha : an inspiration for us all -- Buddhist traditions : finding what suits us -- Theravada, the tradition of the elders : Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia -- Mahayana, Pure Land, and Zen : Buddhism in the Far East -- Integration of sutra and tantra : Tibetan Buddhism -- Buddhist temples and Dharma centers : what happens there? -- Buddhist festivals and rites : Holidays, birth, marriage, and death -- What is Buddhism, what is superstition? : what Buddhism says about ghosts, fortunetelling, and psychic powers -- Religious harmony : diversity is beneficial