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| Introduction: What This Book Can and Can't Do for you | |
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| Preparation For Love: Walking a Path of Truth and Loving Kindness | |
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| If the Buddha Dated--or Anyone on a Spiritual Path | |
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| Ground Yourself with Spiritual Wisdom | |
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| What Is This Longing for an Intimate Relationship? | |
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| Stay Loyal to Your Journey | |
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| Notice the Stories You Tell Yourself | |
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| Accept the Dance of Oneness and Separateness | |
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| Be Willing to Cook in the Spiritual Fire | |
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| Be Guided by Spirit, Not Ego | |
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| Spiritual Equality: One Set of Rules for Men and Women | |
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| Practice Loving Kindness to Yourself and Others | |
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| Awaken Your Desire: Who Are You? What do You Want? | |
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| Call Out to the Universe | |
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| Seek a True Equal | |
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| Explore the Ways You Bond | |
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| Fused or Free?: Understanding the Path to Intimacy | |
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| Define What You Want | |
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| Define What You Have to Give | |
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| When to Trust the Power of Attraction | |
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| Free Your Heart-Make Peace with your Parents | |
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| Resolve "Unfinished Business" with Family, Friends, and Past Lovers or Spouses | |
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| Experience the Spacious Mind: Observe Your Limiting Beliefs About How People Meet | |
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| Enter the Sacred Fire: The Journey Toward Intimacy | |
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| Crawling in Love: Explore the Benefits of Staying Conscious | |
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| Using Ads, Dating Services, and Singles Clubs | |
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| Remember, First Dates Are Just a Moment in Time | |
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| Children and Dating: Enough Love for All | |
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| Notes on Same-Sex Dating: Free from the Rules | |
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| When the Buddha Makes Love: Sexuality, Spirituality | |
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| How to Find Yourself When You Lose Yourself: Take Refuge in the Buddha | |
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| Notice the Flow of Giving and Receiving | |
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| Keep Loyal to Your Journey: Stay Awake, Stay Aware | |
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| Make Friends with Your Fears | |
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| Make Friends with Your Ambivalence | |
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| Practice Tonglin: A Meditation for Healing and Compassion | |
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| Tonglin Meditation for Couples | |
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| What to Do When you Want to Run | |
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| Be a Spiritual Warrior: Set a Bottom Line | |
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| What's That Buzzing in My Brain?: Handling Obsessions | |
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| Set Your Attraction Radar to Find a Loving Partner | |
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| Is It Written in the Stars--or on a Page?: Astrology and Graphology | |
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| Accept Impermanence, Loss, and Joy | |
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| Going Deeper: Create a Durable Fire | |
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| Going Deeper: Finding Love Beneath Illusions | |
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| The Sacred Circle of Beginnings and Endings | |
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| Stair Steps to Heaven: Get in, Get out, Move on, and Learn | |
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| Notice the Bittersweet Moments of New Love | |
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| Help the Relationship Expand with Creativity and Playfulness | |
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| Living in the Heart of the Beloved: We Are One with Each Other | |
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| Enjoy the Special Story of How You Met | |
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| Little Commitments: The Daily Bread of Intimacy | |
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| Taking Stock: Listening to Your Buddha Nature | |
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| Big Commitments: The Samaya "Marriage" | |
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| When Nothing Works: Remember Lovers Are a Gift from the Universe | |
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| Tasting the Sweetness: Remember You Are Love, Lover, and Beloved | |
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| Recommended Reading | |
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| Resources | |