Author's Preface to the English Version

PART I: EASTERN MIND-BODY THEORY AND THE CONTEMPORARY PERIOD

1. Eastern Mind-Body Theory

I. Introduction
II. The Eastern Tradition of Self-Cultivation and Western Mind-Body Dualism
III. Meditation in Stillness and in Motion
IV. Meditation and Psychotherapy
V. Meditation and Mind-Body Oneness
VI. Self-Cultivation and Artistry
VII. Characteristics of the Japanese Martial Arts

2. Beyond the Contemporary Period

I. From Disjunctive Mind-Body Dualism to Correlative Mind-Body Dualism
II. Three Information Systems in the Body
III. Conditioned Reflex and Control of the Autonomic Nerves
IV. A Methodological Reflection

PART II. KI AND THE BODY: MARTIAL ARTS, MEDITATION METHODS, AND EASTERN MEDICINE

3. Ki and the Body in the Martial Arts and Meditation Methods

I. Introduction
II. Unifying Mind and Ki-Energy
III. Meditation Training Transforms Ki
IV. The Transformation of Ki
V. Aspects of Inner Image Experiences Accompanying the Transformation of Ki
VI. The Meaning of Knowledge in Eastern Thought: An Intermediary Methodological Investigation

4. Ki and the Body in Eastern Medicine

I. Introduction
II. Fundamental Characteristics of Eastern Medicine's Theory of the Body
III. The Relationship Between Ki and Emotion in the Meridians
IV. The Unconscious Quasi-Body's Function Directed Toward the External World
V. Memory and the Lived Body

PART III. THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE SCIENCE OF KI

5. The Science of Ki and Its View of Human Being

I. Introduction
II. Ki-Energy and Its Relation to the External World
III. Transportational Synchronization of Ki and the Problem of Technology

6. Ki and the Problem of Paranormal Phenomena

I. Introduction
II. Problems of the Dispute
III. An Assessment of Parapsychology
IV. The Need for an Epistemological Critique of Modern Science
V. Beyond Causality

7. Toward an East-West Dialogue

I. Teleology and Science
II. Objectivistic Science and Subjectivisitc Science
III. Concluding Remarks: Mind, Life, and Matter

Postscript

Notes

Glossary

Index