Most of the Dharma talks included in this collection were given at Bodhi Monastery on Saturdays to the Chinese-American and American community. These talks were then transcribed and edited for the Bodhi Monastery newsletter to be read by the Monastery?s extended Dharma community. The shortest lecture ?Dispel All Pretenses and Smile? at the beginning of this collection was given at the end of a ten-day Vipassana retreat. Two of the lectures were formal lectures given in Taiwan.