Straight to the heart of Zen: eleven classic koans and their inner meanings

Part one: koans of the Buddha. The Buddha holds up a flower --

A woman comes out of meditation --

A non-Buddhist questions the Buddha --

Part two: koans of the great lay practitioners. Vimalakirti's gate of nonduality --

Bodhisattva Fu lectures on the Diamond Sutra --

Layman P'ang's beautiful snowflakes --

Part three: koans of our lives. Goso's no words or silence --

Dogo expresses condolences --

Tosotsu's three barriers --

Kicking over the pitcher --

Kempo's one way.