xxxv, 205 pages ; 23 cm; Prefaces. The story of this book and its author / by Jisho Warner ; Teacher and disciple / by Shohaku Okumura ; On the nature of self / by Daitsu Tom Wright ; The theme of my life / by Kōshō Uchiyama. -- Practice and persimmons. How does a persimmon become sweet? ; The significance of Buddhist practice ; The four seals ; Practice is for life. -- The meaning of zazen. Depending on others is unstable ; The self that lives the whole truth ; Everything is just as it is ; Living out the reality of life. -- The reality of zazen. How to do zazen ; Letting go of thoughts ; Waking up to life. -- The world of intensive practice. Sesshins without toys ; Before time and "I" effort ; The scenery of life. -- Zazen and the true self. Universal self ; The activity of the reality of life. -- The world of self unfolds. The dissatisfactions of modern life ; Self settling on itself ; Independence and the middle way ; Delusion and zazen. -- Living wide awake. Zazen as religion ; Vow and repentance ; The Bodhisattva vow ; Magnanimous mind ; The direction of the universal. -- The wayseeker. Seven points of practice ; Leaving Antaiji.; 

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