Part I — Salutations to Switzerland

• Meditation in Zurich
• Zatopek arrives
• The athletic meet
• The uncooperative camera
• The great man
• The relay race
• The big prize
• Zatopek and water
• Zatopek and the Russians
• Stories from Zatopek
• The television trick
• Zatopek's Guru
• Glued to the screen
• Zatopek the reader
• Sri Chinmoy Lauf
• Signing autographs
• The ball collector
• The Director-General of the United Nations in Geneva
• Other meetings
• A visit to Einstein's house

Part II — Salutations to Italy

• The excited Cardinal
• My Italian photographer
• The Pope arrives
• The Pope's speech
• Meeting with the Pope
• The Pope's affection
• Giorgio versus UPI
• The Pope's hair
• The meditation in Italy

Part III — Salutations to Germany

• Marathon champion
• Jharna-Kala exhibit
• The mayor of Cologne
• Composing songs
• My coach Saumitra

Part IV — Salutations to Puerto Rico

• Pan American games adventure
• The march past
• The grace descends for the Mayor
• The rainy race
• Old friends
• A man of peace
• First class
• Before take-off
• The stewardess' job
• Editor's introduction from the first edition, Switzerland
• Editor's introduction from the first edition, Italy and the Vatican
• Editor's introduction from the first edition, Germany
• Editor's introduction from the first edition, Puerto Rico