Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1 Christian Zen, the Existential Center and No-thing 3
1 The Practice of Self Realization 4
2 The Existential Center 7
3 No-thing 10
4 Christian Mysticism 15
5 Via Negativa 21
6 Christian Zen and the Pentecostal Moment 23
Part 2 Zen, the Existential Will and the Soul 27
7 Christian Hope and the Existential Horizon 28
8 Existential Hope, Mood and Will 32
9 Will Energy and Feelings 35
10 Moods, Hybrid Feelings and the Will 37
11 Existential Willingness and Unwillingness 40
12 The Existential Soul 43
13 Zen, the Soul and Willingness 46
14 Zen and the Loyalty of the Soul 49
15 Zen and the Christian Samurai 55
16 Three Pillars of Christian Zen 59
17 The Daily Exercise of Christian Zen 62
Part 3 Christian Zen Meditations and Reflections 69
18 Christian Zen Exercises 70
19 Five Christian Zen Reflections 77
References 94