Table of Contents
Foreword Karma Lekshe Tsomo xi
Translator's Preface Patricia Dai-En Bennage xv
Hearing the Voice of the Valley Stream 1
I Want to Become a Beautiful Person 2
A Heavenly Wind 3
If It Sloshes, There Isn't Enough 4
The Horsefly 5
Loving 5
In Another's Place 6
We Are All Related 7
Selfless Religious Practice 8
Monks Make Excellent Friends 9
Follow the Flow of the Stream 11
Appetite Is Also a Blessing 12
Plum Blossoms Open the Early Spring 12
Everyone Is in the Palm of the Buddha's Hand 14
Four Ways of Seeing Water 15
A Brocade Cannot Be Woven in One Color 18
A Rough Experience 21
Burning Ourselves 25
The Blue Bird 26
Nothing Is to Be Added 28
Beautiful Words 30
Enjoyment along the Way 32
Purifying the Heart 34
You Are Now at Your Youngest 35
Hearing the Wind in the Pines 38
An Eye-Opening 41
Neglect Is the Road to Death 42
Looking for the Self 44
Looking for a Good Teacher 46
Self-Restraint 47
From Possession to Possessor 48
True Happiness 50
Endeavor 52
Single-Mindedness 57
Walk Straight by Winding Along 59
Myself, Here and Now 61
Plum Blossoms Harmonize with Snow 62
A Monk's Mouth Is like a Stove's 64
A Cheerful Attitude 65
Parental Mind 66
Magnanimous Mind 69
High Things in High Places; Low Things in Low Places 72
Savor Each Moment in Life 73
Viewing the Changes of the Seasons as a Whole 76
The Gift of a Smiling Face 79
Looking Hard at Life 82
The Tale of a Female Demon 83
A Mother's Daily Conduct 87
My Two Teachers 91
Improvement Should Begin with Oneself 96
Fear of Criticism Is Unworthy 99
Reading Mother's Unwritten Scripture 101
A Parent's Last Words 105
The World of Mutual Sympathy 106
My Turning Point 110
Throw Everything Away 112
Zazen That Amounts to Nothing 118
Serving Others as a Bridge 127
