| Chapter | Page |
| | | General Series Introduction | vi |
| | | Call of the Tradition | x |
| | | Introduction | 1 |
| | Chapter 1 | Turning Points | 11 |
| | | Discovering the Silence by Thomas Merton | 12 |
| | | No Other Teachings by Hermann Hesse | 14 |
| | Chapter 2 | "A Well-Trained Mind ..." | 19 |
| | | The Ripening Persimmon | 20 |
| | | On Practicing Tranquility by Karlfried Graf von Durckheim | 27 |
| | | The Body of the Buddha by Robert Aitken | 30 |
| | | Sensing the Center by Mary Stein | 38 |
| | | The Practice of Attention by Philip Novak | 43 |
| | Chapter 3 | Nonduality and Freedom | 53 |
| | | Beyond Duality by Frederick Franck | 54 |
| | | Durckheim's Zen by Frederick Franck | 59 |
| | | Notes on the Koan by Frederick Franck | 65 |
| | | Angelus Silesius: Western Zen Poet by Frederick Franck | 73 |
| | | The Smile of Truth by Conrad Hyers | 86 |
| | Chapter 4 | On the Middle Way: Buddhist Economics | 99 |
| | | Buddhist Economics by E. F. Schumacher | 100 |
| | Chapter 5 | Teacher and Student | 125 |
| | | The Call for the Master by Karlfried Graf von Durckheim | 126 |
| | | The Ten Oxherding Pictures by William Segal | 136 |
| | | Taming the Wild Horse | 141 |
| | | The Transmission of Blessings | 161 |
| | | Now What? by Janwillem van de Wetering | 166 |
| | Chapter 6 | Pulling Weeds | 169 |
| | | The Middle Way by Robert Aitken | 170 |
| | | The Real and the Mirage | 175 |
| | Chapter 7 | Upon Awakening: Buddhist Ethics | 185 |
| | | High Resolve | 186 |
| | | The Excellence of Bodhichitta by Pema Chodron | 196 |
| | | Changing the Impossible | 200 |
| | | The Holy Anchorite of Bhutan by Alexandra David-Neel | 206 |
| | | It Doesn't Begin with Honesty by Robert Aitken | 208 |
| | Chapter 8 | Tibetan Blessings | 211 |
| | | Tibet: Mystic Nation in Exile by Robert A. F. Thurman | 212 |
| | | The Fullness of Emptiness | 225 |
| | | Delight in This World by Miranda Shaw | 238 |
| | | The Real Is in You by Yeshe Tsogyel | 244 |
| | Chapter 9 | Buddha-Fields | 247 |
| | | Building the Buddha-field by J. L. Walker | 248 |
| | | This Quiet Place That Buddhas Love by J. L. Walker | 252 |
| | | Of the Same Root by Philip Kapleau | 257 |
| | Chapter 10 | On Pilgrimage | 265 |
| | | A New Dwelling | 266 |
| | Chapter 11 | All Things Must Pass: Buddhism and Death | 279 |
| | | "The Self" A Convenient Fiction by Retold by Paul Jordan-Smith | 280 |
| | | Swimming in the Ocean of Becoming by Conrad Hyers | 283 |
| | | The Diamond Vehicle | 290 |
| | | The Experience of Change | 312 |
| | | Contributor Profiles | 320 |
| | | For Further Reading | 323 |
| | | Chapter Citations | 327 |
| | | Photography Credits | 328 |