Table of Contents
Translator's Preface ix
Author's Preface xi
Part I Ordinary Life Is the Way
1 The Salt and Miso Are Not Lacking 3
2 Keep Yourself Unstained 7
3 On a Beautiful Moonlit Evening 13
4 Lift High Your Eyes! 17
5 How Natural 21
6 To Give Up Your Life 23
7 Sudden! 25
8 Tending Cattle 29
9 Is the Lake Full? 33
Part II Don't just Sit There!
10 Whip the Cart, or Whip the Ox? 39
11 Who's Sitting, and Why? 45
12 Messing with a Zazen Zealot 51
13 Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't: So What Do You Do? 53
14 What Are You Seeking? 57
15 How Can I Become One with the Way? 59
16 Long and Short 61
Part III Always Be Your True Self, Independent and Free
17 "Virtuous Priest-" 67
18 "Lecture Master-" 71
19 Call and Response 75
20 Can You Drink the River Dry? 79
21 Forget Bodhidharma, What about You? 83
22 Your Own Treasure 85
23 A Swift Kick 89
24 Withdraw Your Legs 93
25 What If I Pretend to Be Enlightened? 97
26 A Letter with a Circle 101
Part IV Your Mind Is Buddha
27 I'll Do It My Way, Thanks 107
28 To Stop Children's Crying 111
29 Why Does a Boat Float in Water? 117
30 I Want To, But Is It Okay? 119
31 Someone's Listening! 121
32 I Don't Feel Like It 125
33 That's a Slippery Road! 129
34 Feeling Down 133
35 How Many Deer Can You Shoot with a Single Arrow? 137
36 What Does It Mean to Attain the Way? 141
Conclusion 145
Appendix 1 The Life and Teachings of Master Mazu Andy Ferguson 147
Appendix 2 Lineage of Zen Patriarchs in China Mentioned in This Book 151
Index of Names 153
About the Author and Translator 155