The spirit of Zen

Part I. Introducing Zen

The practice of Zen

Zen and the West

The history of Zen

The lost texts of Zen

Early Zen meditation

Part II. The masters of the Lanka

Manuscripts and translation

Jingjue : student of emptiness

Guṇabhadra : introducing the Laṅkāvatāra

Bodhidharma : sudden and gradual

Huike : the Buddha within

Sengcan : heaven in a grain of sand

Daoxin I : how to sit

Daoxin II : teachings for beginners

Hongren : the Buddha in everything

Shenxiu : Zen in the world.