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CONTENTS PART ONE    The End and the Beginning     Resolve   11     Jizo Cloister   17     Dragon Gate   25     Main Gate   29     Temporary Quarters   34     Lavatory   38     Facing the Wall   46     Buddha Bowl   47     Evening Service   53     Evening Meal   56     Night Sitting   61 PART TWO    Etiquette is Zen     JMorning Service   69     JMorning Meal   74     JCleaning the Corridors   81     JDignified Dress   84     JWashing the Face   89     JVerses   96     JNoon  97     JStick   101 PART THREE    Alone in the Freezing Dark     JEntering the Hall   111     JMonks’ Hall   115     JCommon Quarters   120     JWake-up Bell   129     JBell Tower   133     JSelf-reflection   143     JFood Server   150     JMonks’ Food   153     JShaving the Head   159     JDaikan   164     JHunger  169 PART FOUR    The Passage of Time     JEscape   177     JRegistration Ceremony   180     JFirst Bath   185     JBeginning Intensive Training   189     JManual Labor   195     JPenance   201     JMain Lecture   207     JTransfer   211 PART FIVE    The Source of the Warmth of Life     JNew Job   219     JSales   223     JDistribution of Goods   229     JGuest Pavilion   233     JInspection   238     JWashrags   242     JEnding Intensive Training &  247 PART SIX    The Colors of the Peak, the Echo in the Valley     JAttendant to the Director   253     JConference Room &  256     JIn Attendance   259     JMorning Session   263     JIncense Bearer &  267     JPreparations for Winter   271     JIntensive Sitting   275     JYear-end Cleaning   280     JNew Year’s Day   283     JNew Arrivals   286     JJust Sit   290     JDeparture Survey   294     J Leaving   300 Afterword to the Japanese First Edition   311 Afterword to the Japanese Paperback Edition   315 Notes   323