The journey of this raft is to the far shore, an ancient metaphor for a consciousnessthat can see our realities calmly, clearly, and with great compassion, free of thedistortions and reactivity that are our more usual human lot.With this compassionate insight, this wisdom, we see other sentient beingsand ourselves with understanding, appreciation, and caring good will. Here,with calm and well being, the awakened mind operates effectively, skillfully.Mindful Raft over Troubled Waters describes and illustrates the practicing anddeveloping of this transformed consciousness, as found in the teachings oninsight (vipassana) meditation or mindfulness practice, common to the world'sBuddhist traditions.This book portrays this fresh consciousness in a wide range of experiences; itpresents our thinking and feeling processes afresh, offering us self-understandingand a deep appreciation of our experiencing mind in all of its workings. Beyond boredom, confusion, and judgment, we clearly see here our various states of mind, trainsof thought, preferences, the creation of intentions, and, ultimately, the carryingout of actions that lead us in one direction or another in our lives.