- Chapter I — Autobiography of Hui-Neng
- Chapter II — Discourse on Prajna
- Chapter III — Discourse on Dhyana and Samadhi
- Chapter IV — Discourse on Repentance
- Chapter V — Discourse on the Three-Bodies of Buddha
- Chapter VI — Dialogues Suggested by Various Temperaments and Circumstances
- Chapter VII — Sudden Enlightenment and Gradual Attainment
- Chapter VIII — Royal Patronage
- Chapter IX — Final Words and Death of the Patriarch