Alejandro Jodorowsky is a playwright, filmmaker, composer, mime, and psychotherapist. He has directed several films, including The Rainbow Thief and the legendary cult classics El Topo and The Holy Mountain. His most recent film, The Dance of Reality, debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 alongside a highly acclaimed documentary about his visionary film that never was, Jodorowsky’s Dune. He is the author of more than 20 books on spirituality and tarot, including Psychomagic, The Way of Tarot, Metagenealogy, and Sacred Trickery and the Way of Kindness, as well as more than 30 comic books and graphic novels. He lives in Paris.
PROLOGUE
Experience with Ejo Takata (Mexico, 1961)
The Essential Sound of Emptiness
ZEN AND JAPANESE STORIES
Swallowing the Serpent
The Two Cat Doors
The Fool and the Theologian
Crossing the River
Eyes Wide Open
The Monks and the Rabbits
Miracle and Faith
The Zen Garden
Attention
Ignorance and Enlightenment
The Interview
Hell and Paradise
Pay Attention
An Impassive Old Man
The Test of the Jar
The Head of the Dog
The Learning Process
KOANS
Regarding Koan Masters and Disciples
The Wooden Buddha in the Temple Fire
Water
What Is Buddha?
Back to the World
Infinity
Is Buddha in the Dog?
Seizing the Sky
The Master’s Bones
The Master’s Death
Two Monks and a Nightingale
The White Stone
The Heart of the Tree
The Visit of Master Tanka
Mokugen’s Smile
Submit!
Open Hand, Closed Hand
Cutting Off Buddha’s Neck
A Million Things
The One-Pound Shirt
Break the Shape
Where Are You?
Becoming One with the Path
The Dog’s Nature
Nansen’s Arrow
Joshu and the Birds
The Monk, the Bridge, and the River
The Spirit at the Center
Falling into the Well
The Sleeping Attendant
Constant Inconstancy
The Thousand Hands of the Buddha of Compassion
The Master’s Heart
Ten Thousand
Stronger than Buddha
Interior and Exterior
The Best Piece of Meat
The Three Worlds
What Has Become of the Old Masters?
A Definition of Zen
Facing Disaster
Tchao-Tcheu Tests an Old Woman
The Mocking Gloss of Wu-Men
Arakuine’s Tears
Enlightenment
The Candle
The Master’s Gratitude
HAIKUS
GLOSSARY
INDEX
