Zen Meditation For Modern Living

The course syllabus is structured as follows:

• Lesson One
  • Introduction
    • 'What is It?'
    • Brief History
    • The Mind
    • Soil in the Jar
    • Keeping the Water Clear
    • Who are You?
    • Reality and Perception
    • Infinity
    • The Truth
    • Wearing Sandals
    • Not the Product, But the Process
    • Changing Perceptions
    • Finally
• Lesson Two
  • 'Don't Just Do Something - Stand There!'
    • Introduction
    • Baka
    • The Need to Practise
    • Preparing for Meditation
    • Doubt Statements
    • Dealing with the Five Hindrances
    • Boredom
    • Everything Is Within
    • Learn to Dance on a Shifting Carpet
    • What is the Mind?
    • A Meditation Method
    • Finally
• Lesson Three
  • Diving More Deeply!
    • Just Words!
    • A Meditation Method (Part Two)
    • Thinking Deeply
    • Everyday Life
    • Mind Exploring is Good for You!
    • Why Mantra?
    • And Finally
• Lesson Four
  • Extending the Practice
    • Conscious Living
    • Instincts/Intuition
    • Dealing with Problems
    • Walking in the Open Air - Observing Nature
    • Wherever You Are, There You Are
    • What is This? What is It?
    • Daily Rules/Daily Routines
    • Remembering, Repeating, Working Through
    • Zen is Practical
    • No Attachments
    • Slow Down
    • Our Fears
    • Silence
    • And Finally
• Lesson Five
  • Extending the Practice (Continued)
    • Stillness in Movement - Movement in Stillness
    • Meditation is Stillness - Zen is Stillness
    • Just Be-ing!
    • Listen to Life
    • Coffee Break!
    • Make Emptiness your Friend
    • Let it Be
    • Have a Moment (Second Coffee Break)
    • Becoming a Peacock
    • And Finally
• Lesson Six
  • Nothing is too Wonderful to be True!
    • Life Happens - Deal with It!
    • Experience Comes from Conscious Living
    • Heavy Luggage
    • Losing the Labels
    • Awareness
• Lesson Seven
  • Facing Up to your Greatest Enemies
    • Experience Is All
    • Perception Problems
    • The Conditioned Mind
    • Who is to Blame?
    • Using Your Mind
    • Problem-Solving
    • Quality of Life
    • Patterns
    • The Zen Way
• Lesson Eight
  • Just Imagine
    • And Finally