Table of Contents
Preface Huston Smith ix
Introduction Richard Baker xiii
Prologue: Beginner's Mind 1
Part 1 Right Practice
Posture 7
Breathing 11
Control 14
Mind Waves 17
Mind Weeds 20
The Marrow of Zen 21
No Dualism 25
Bowing 28
Nothing Special 32
Part 2 Right Attitude
Single-Minded Way 37
Repetition 39
Zen and Excitement 42
Right Effort 44
No Trace 47
God Giving 51
Mistakes in Practice 57
Limiting Your Activity 61
Study Yourself 63
To Polish a Tile 67
Constancy 71
Communication 74
Negative and Positive 78
Nirvana, the Waterfall 81
Part 3 Right Understanding
Traditional Zen Spirit 87
Transiency 91
The Quality of Being 93
Naturalness 96
Emptiness 100
Readiness, Mindfulness 103
Believing in Nothing 106
Attachment, Nonattachment 109
Calmness 112
Experience, Not Philosophy 114
Original Buddhism 117
Beyond Consciousness 120
Buddha's Enlightenment 124
Epilogue: Zen Mind 127
Afterword David Chadwick 135
Acknowledgments 149