Preface by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama -- A note to the reader -- A study of Chuang Tzu -- Readings from Chuang Tzu -- The useless tree -- A hat salesmen and a capable ruler -- The breath of nature -- Great knowledge -- The pivot -- Three in the morning-- Cutting up an ox -- The man with one foot and the marsh pheasant -- The fasting of the heart -- Three friends -- Lao Tzu's wake -- Confucius and the madman -- The true man -- Metamorphosis -- Man is born in tao -- Two kings and no-form -- Cracking thesafe -- Leaving things alone -- The kingly man -- How deep is tao! -- The lost pearl -- In my end is my beginning -- When life was full there was no history -- When a hideous man-- -- The five enemies -- Action and non-action -- Duke Hwan and the wheelwright -- Autumn floods -- Great and small -- The man of Tao -- The turtle -- Owl and phoenix -- The joy of fishes -- Perfect joy -- Symphony for a sea bird -- Wholeness -- The need to win -- The sacrificial swine -- The fighting cock -- The woodcarver -- When the shoes fits -- The empty boat -- The flight of Lin Hui -- When knowledge went north -- The importance of being toothless -- Where is tao? -- Starlight and non-being -- Keng sang chu -- Keng's disciple -- The tower of the spirit -- The inner law -- Apologies -- Advising the prince -- Active life -- Monkey mountain -- Good fortune -- Flight from benevolence -- Tao -- The useless -- Means and ends -- Flight from the shadow -- Chuang Tzu's funeral.