- Chapter 1: The Mind is Nowhere to be Found2
- (A) A Brief Introduction to Kong-An2
- (B) Master Huei-ko6
- (C) Chopping off an Arm for the Dharma8
- (D) The Kong-An Per se: The Mind is Nowhere to be Found10
- (E) To Contemplate on the Kong-An11
- Chapter 2: The Patriarch's Quatrain (Gāthā) for Advance Practice15
- Verse 1. "Cease all the external Quests"17
- Verse 2. "And Soothe the Mind of its Gasps"22
- Verse 3. "Uphold your Mind as a Wall"25
- Verse 4. "So as to embark on the Bodhi Route"28
- Question and Response29
- Chapter 3: Bodhidharma's Skin, Flesh, Bones, and Marrow33
- The Skin Kong-An36
- The Flesh Kong-An38
- The Bones Kong-An40
- The Marrow Kong-An41
- Question and Response44
- Chapter 4: Who is Saying 'Namo Amito-Fo'?46
- (A) What is a Hua-To?46
- (B) Where does the voice come from?46
- (C) Who is chanting 'Namo Amito-Fo'?48
- (D) To contemplate on the Hua-To about Amitabha Buddha51
- Question and Response56
- (1) The Sword of Wisdom56
- (2)Soul, Cognizances, and the Buddha Nature56
- (3) What is being reincarnated?61
- (4) Ālaya does not disappear upon death62
- (5) The Buddha Nature is real63
- (6) The Middle Route65
- Chapter 5: Who is Saying 'Namo Amito-Fo'? (contd.)69
- Question and Resonse71
- Chapter 6: An Overall View of The Śūraṅgama Sūtra78
- 1. The Māras of Vexation (Kleśa)87
- (1) Attachment (love)88
- (2) Aversion (hate)88
- (3) Ignorance88
- (4) Arrogance (or Pride)88
- (5) Doubt (Disbelief)88
- A. Doubt about oneself89
- B. Doubt and the Dharma89
- C. Doubt about the Gurus90
- 1. Doubt about our "Root Guru"—The Buddha90
- 2. Doubt about the Holy Saṃgha—Gurus in general90
- 3. Doubt about the Master who is instructing you—personal Guru91
- D. Doubt about the Tathāgata Nature or Buddha Nature91
- (6) Evil Views (Incorrect Concepts)91
- A. Lateral Views92
- 1. The View on Constancy92
- 2. The View of Nihilism (The Views of Nothingness)94
- B. Vicious Views95
- C. The View of Corporeality96
- D. Views of False Precepts97
- A. Lateral Views92
- 2. The Māra of "the Five Aggregates"98
- 3. The Māra of Death98
- 4. The Celestial Māra102
- 1. The Māras of Vexation (Kleśa)87
- Chapter 7: The Seven Positions to Locate the Mind110
- The Inquiry
- Where is the Mind?121
- Proposition 1
- The Mind is in the body121
- Proposition 2
- The Mind is outside of the body124
- Proposition 3
- The Mind lies in between—within the Visual Organ125
- Proposition 4
- The Mind is on the threshold127
- Proposition 5
- The Mind arises at the Rendezvous of Senses and Dusts131
- Proposition 6
- The Mind is in the Middle134
- Proposition 7
- The Mind is Nowhere136
- The Inquiry
- Chapter 8: The Epilogue144
- 1. The Mind of Normalcy and Unfluctuation is the Tao144
- 2. The Middle Route146
- 3. About "Auras"149
- About the Author151
- Illustration—Mahayana Guardian Pusa Wei-to157