CONTENTS
Preface by Huston Smith
Introduction by Richard Baker
Prologue: Beginner’s Mind
PART 1 RIGHT PRACTICE
Posture
Breathing
Control
Mind Waves
Mind Weeds
The Marrow of Zen
No Dualism
Bowing
Nothing Special
PART 2 RIGHT ATTITUDE
Single-Minded Way
Repetition
Zen and Excitement
Right Effort
No Trace
God Giving
Mistakes in Practice
Limiting Your Activity
Study Yourself
To Polish a Tile
Constancy
Communication
Negative and Positive
Nirvana, the Waterfall
PART 3 RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
Traditional Zen Spirit
Transiency
The Quality of Being
Naturalness
Emptiness
Readiness, Mindfulness
Believing in Nothing
Attachment, Nonattachment
Calmness
Experience, Not Philosophy
Original Buddhism
Beyond Consciousness
Buddha’s Enlightenment
Epilogue: Zen Mind
Afterword by David Chadwick