Introduction i

ORIGINS
Ma-tsu, Chih-tsang, and the Early Korean Masters
Ma-tsu's Four Words and One Hundred Negations 9

THE CLASSICAL PERIOD
The Teaching of Zen Master T'aego
Meditation in Action 25
The World as Spiritual Practice 44
Mind Revolution 59

THE MODERN PERIOD
Zen Master Kyong Ho and His Successors
The Teachings of Kyong Ho 75
Zen Master Man Gong's "Out of the Net" 93
Zen Master Ko Bong's "Diamond Paramita" 109
Zen Master Seung Sahn's "Dropping Ashes on the Buddha" 126

Notes 143
Glossary 147