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