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Table of Contents
Prologue ix
Introduction 1
Part I: Leaving Home 9
Part II: Zen and Surfing:
A Brief History 59
Part III: Monkhood 69
Part IV: Pohoiki 83
Part V: Wizards and
Water-Walking 95
Part VI: Surf Nazis Have
Buddha-Nature Too 125
Part VII: Wanted: One Guru,
Apply Within 149
Part VIII: Paddling Out 173
Part IX: Not Dead Yet 211
Part X: One More Wave 225
Acknowledgments 237
About the Author 239
About Wisdom 241
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