4 Burma: A Fine Mist, or a Cave in the Woods

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Terms xv
6. Introduction: Entering a Landscape of Mindfulness 1
7. Part I. Thailand
8. 1 Monks’ Mindfulness 23
9. 2 The Feeling of Mindfulness in Meditation 59
10. 3 Power and the Ghosts of Insanity in Lay Thai Life 112
11. Part II. Myanmar ( Burma) and Sri Lanka
12. 4 Burma: A Fine Mist, or a Cave in the Woods 157
13. 5 Sri Lanka: Moral Focus and a Stalking Cat 195
14. Conclusion Asia and the United States 235
15. Notes 251
16. Glossary 263
17. References 269
18. Index 285