Introduction 1
The inscrutable East: mystification and the art of war · Bushido and Japanese behavior
A Martial History of Japan 3
Conquest, civil war, militarism, and the rise of the samurai caste
Zen in Japanese History 12
Zen in Japanses politics, politics in Japanese Zen
Bushido and Martial Arts 20
The professional warrior's attitude · commercialization of martial arts · organization of a warrior's training · use of Zen psychology in practical education · defense and invulnerability · timing and success · starting on the way
The Way of the Zen Warrior 39
Theory and practice · expertise and adepthood · fixation and freedom · Buddhism and everyday life · artificial Zen · self-mastery · transcendental ethics · daily life of warriors · buoyancy and depression · awareness and timing · mind and action
Schemes of the Samurai 68
Ethics of warfare · the vanguard of the moment · energy, feeling, and mood · strategy in social and professional relationships · appearance and intention · expediency · strategic mystery · fluidity on the warrior's way · first strike, second strike · disarming opponents · ways of winning
The Thirty-Six Strategies 86
Classical foundations of the science of conflict · root teachings on the art of war
Bushido and Christianity: Ethical Crossroads 92
Zen, society, and morality · pseudo-Christian imperialism and Japanese xenophobia
A Zen Razor 116
Ignorance and misdirection · artificial esoterism · distinguishing Bushido from Buddhism · the Shinto connection · militarism in Japanese society and psychology
Summary 123
Index 127