Book Summary Mike and Annan -- student and teacher. Mike is searching for something more than a quick grapple in the dark -- love, a meaningful relationship, even just a friend. When he goes to Annan for lessons in mindfulness meditation, they begin walking together down a path neither was expecting. But Mike is happy just having a lover. He isn't looking to change everything. And Annan is looking for transformation -- Dharma, in Eight Lessons.