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1 Translator's Introduction p. xiii Notes on Sources p. xxi Enlightened Virtue p. 1 Study and Learning p. 1 Great and Small Evil p. 2 Honesty p. 2 A Vessel of Enlightenment p. 3 Modesty p. 4 Rules p. 4 Worry and Trouble p. 5 A Swift Bird p. 6 Work and the Way p. 6 Hot and Cold p. 7 Safety and Danger p. 7 Three Essentials of Leadership p. 8 Incompatibility p. 9 Leadership and the Community p. 10 Vermilion Outhouses p. 11 Mastering Mind p. 11 Mistrust p. 12 The House of Homeleavers p. 12 Chan Adepts p. 13 Chan Communities p. 14 Knowing People p. 14 Virtue and Benevolence p. 15 Mastery in Both Worlds p. 16 An Inscrutable Buddha p. 17 Great Light p. 17 Essentials of Leadership p. 18 Worry p. 18 The Self-Pointer p. 19 Defeatism p. 20 Speech and Action p. 20 Seeing Through p. 21 Study without Turning Away from People p. 22 Acting Too Early p. 23 Continuing Education p. 23 Decisions p. 24 Personnel Problems p. 25 Graduate Studies p. 25 Sages and Ordinary People p. 26

2 Being in the World without Misery p. 26 Communication of Hearts p. 27 Make the Way Wide p. 29 No Deception p. 29 The Chief Elder p. 30 Passing the Test p. 30 Farther and Farther p. 31 Will p. 31 Adding Dirt to a Mountain p. 31 Loss of Integrity p. 32 Mind and Traces p. 32 Don't Rush p. 33 The Call of Duty p. 33 Hypocrisy p. 34 Genuine Care p. 35 The Use of Finery p. 35 Advice to a King p. 36 The Just p. 36 Adaptation p. 37 Selecting Associates p. 37 Knowing People p. 38 Insects p. 38 Loftiness of Spirit p. 39 Sincere Liking for Learning p. 39 Timing p. 40 Too Late p. 40 Back to Basics p. 41 Gradual Development p. 41 Narrowmindedness and Indulgence p. 42 Gain and Loss p. 42 Overreaching Oneself p. 43 Be Careful p. 44 Good Leadership p. 45 Two Winds p. 46 The Obvious and the Unknown p. 47 Beyond the Range of Arrows p. 48 Commitment p. 49 An Inimitable Teacher p. 49 Self-Examination p. 50 Storage and Development p. 51 Sincerity and Truthfulness p. 51

3 Correcting Faults p. 52 The Phoenix and the Wolf p. 53 Winning People p. 53 The Community Mind p. 54 Leadership and Pride p. 54 Beginning and End p. 55 Precedents p. 55 Election p. 56 The Best People p. 57 Mind and Environment p. 57 Frugality p. 58 Deep and Shallow p. 58 Lasting Peace p. 59 Conduct p. 60 The Air of the Ancients p. 60 Considered Action p. 61 Culture p. 61 Rules p. 62 Slogans p. 63 See Yourself p. 63 Recognizing a Teacher p. 64 Balance p. 64 Habit p. 65 The Bequest of Extravagance p. 65 The State of the Community p. 65 What Are You Doing? p. 66 The Influence of Conduct p. 67 Retirement Home p. 68 Education p. 68 Great Teaching p. 69 Expectations p. 70 Nothing to Be Ashamed Of p. 70 Beyond the Reach of Monks p. 71 Signs of Good Government p. 72 Insidious Destruction p. 72 Iron Face Bing p. 73 Inner Mastery, Outer Rectitude p. 73 Someone of Perception p. 74 Reflection p. 74 A Wearer of the Patchwork Robe p. 75 Energy and Will p. 76

4 Persecution p. 76 Human Figures p. 77 A Life of Freedom p. 77 Rich and Noble p. 78 Learners and Dilettantes p. 79 Self and Others p. 79 Not in the Forefront p. 80 The Quickest Shortcut p. 80 Sincerity and Trustworthiness p. 81 Materialism and the Way p. 81 Impartiality p. 82 Nature p. 82 Feelings p. 83 Discerning Feelings p. 83 Natural Selection p. 84 Controlling Bias p. 85 Objectivity p. 86 Heart-to-Heart Communication p. 86 Government p. 87 The Mean p. 88 Peace amid Violence p. 88 Whom to Elect p. 89 Impartiality p. 89 Examples p. 90 Nominees p. 91 Common Sense p. 91 Misrepresentation p. 92 A Memorial p. 92 The Quality of Candidates p. 93 Division of Responsibilities p. 94 Exile of a Master p. 94 Criticism p. 96 Safety in the Community p. 96 Making a Community Flourish p. 97 Troubles p. 98 Charades p. 98 Grandees and Chan Teachers p. 99 Authoritarianism p. 100 Chan History p. 100 Some Bad Habits p. 102 A False Teaching p. 102

5 Gifts of Teaching p. 103 A Chan Master p. 104 Buddhahood in This Life p. 104 Casual Attire p. 105 Showboats p. 106 Personal Responsibility p. 106 Uniforms p. 106 The Discipline of Awareness p. 107 Four Limbs of Leadership p. 107 Thinking of Trouble p. 108 A Direct Shortcut p. 109 Nipping in the Bud p. 110 A Thousand Days of Effort p. 110 Trading Off p. 111 Moving People p. 111 A Retirement p. 112 The Derelict Age p. 113 Watering Melons at Midday p. 115 A Testimonial p. 116 A Demonstration p. 116 A Diagnosis p. 117 The Blue Cliff Record p. 118 No Fixed Classes p. 119 Leadership Training p. 119 Penetrating Obstruction by Reason p. 120 Teaching Government Officials p. 121 The Peril of Leadership p. 121 Killed but Not Shamed p. 122 Choosing Assistants p. 122 Superficiality and Depth p. 122 The Mind of Saints and Sages p. 123 History Review p. 123 The Revival of the Linji School of Chan p. 124 Custom p. 125 The Good and the Corrupt p. 126 Three Don'ts p. 126 Wolves in Sheep's Clothing p. 127 The Revealing Mirror of Truth p. 127 Making Choices p. 128 Loss of Order p. 128 Making Distinctions p. 129

6 Selecting Buddhas p. 130 Recognition p. 130 Fulfillment of Conditions p. 131 An Impromptu Talk p. 131 Governing Wild Foxes p. 132 Balancing p. 133 Talent and Capacity p. 133 A Moment in History p. 133 Sharing p. 134 Growth p. 135 A Successor to the Ancients p. 136 The Ordinary Condition of Human Beings p. 137 A Chan Master p. 138 Table of Contents provided by Blackwell's Book Services and R.R. Bowker. Used with permission.

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