Prologue: Why Rembrandt really matters -- Lesson one: Open your eyes. Look in the mirror -- Follow your calling -- The multitude you call yourself -- The art of double vision -- The long, slow look -- Lesson two: Love this world. The smell of success -- The good life -- Claiming your lineage -- For the love of woman -- The feeling for others -- Lesson three: Troubles will come. The flower fades -- A troubling masterpiece -- Trials of the heart -- Losing it all -- It's not over yet -- Lesson four: Stand like a tree. The true taste of yourself -- Giving yourself completely -- Lesson five: Keep the faith. Trust your own way -- The light in the dark -- We are not alone -- Love leads to forgiveness -- Saints and sinners -- The sanctity of human love -- Lesson six: Embrace the inevitable. Age will come -- Smile.