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