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Garma C. C. Chang. The Practice of Zen. New York: Harper & Row, 1959.

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This is an out of print book that is a classic and is on many
recommended reading lists for Zen studies.

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Harper & Row; 1ST edition (1970)
ASIN: B0007DPKUU


Contents:

FORWARD 7

I. THE NATURE OF ZEN

ZEN STYLE AND ZEN ART 12
THE CORE OF ZEN: STUDIES IN THE
THREE MAIN ASPECTS OF MIND 41
FOUR VITAL POINTS IN ZEN BUDDHISM 49

II. THE PRACTICE OF ZEN

A GENERAL REVIEW OF ZEN PRACTICE 62
DISCOURSES OF FOUR ZEN MASTERS 72
1. Discourses of Master Hsu Yun 72
2. Discourses of Master Tsung Kao 85
3. Discourses of Master Po Shan 94
4. Discourses of Master Han Shan 111

SHORT AUTOBIOGRAPHIES OF FIVE ZEN
MASTERS 118
1. Epitiome of Zen Master Han Shan's
Autobiography 118
2. Zen Master Wu Wen’s Story 142
3. Zen Master Hsueh Yen’s Story 144
4. Zen Master Meng Shan’s Story 148
5. Zen Master Kao Feng’s Story 153

III. THE FOUR PROBLEMS
OF ZEN BUDDHISM

IS ZEN COMPLETELY UNINTELLIGIBLE? 157
WHAT IS ZEN “ENLIGHTENMENT”? 162
ZEN AND MAHAYANA BUDDHISM 167
THE “FOUR DISTINCTIONS” OF LIN CHI 175

IV. BUDDHA AND MEDITATION

THE THREE ASPECTS OF BUDDHAHOOD
IN RELATION TO THE SIX PATTERNS
OF HUMAN THINKING 185
A SURVEY OF THE PRACTICE OF BUDDHIST
MEDITATION 201
1. The Four Basic Characteristics of
Samadhi 202
2. The Seven Different Types of Meditation
Practice 204
3. The Three Successive Stages of
Meditation 215

NOTES 220
BIBLIOGRAPHY 236
APPENDIX 239
Romanized Chinese Characters for the Text 239
Romanized Chinese Characters for the Notes 243
INDEX 247