About the Author

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Conventions and Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. Meditation Practice, Meditation Masters, and Meditation Texts 21
7. Chapter 2. Confirmatory Visions and the Semiotics of Meditative Experience 57
8. Chapter 3. Visions of Karma 110
9. Chapter 4. Repentance 159
10. Chapter 5. From chan to Chan 205
11. Epilogue 249
12. References 261
13. Index 303
14. About the Author 315