Embracing Mind: The Zen Talks of Kobun Chino Otogawa
By: Kobun Chino Otogawa
4.08
Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition
Kobun Chino Otogawa was an instrumental figure in the transmission of Zen to America and it's evolu…
Want to Read $ 6.99"Life has to be freed and lived, instead of being known."-Kobun Chino Otogawa, Embracing Mind: The Zen Talks of Kobun Chino Otogawa
"Life has to be freed and lived, instead of being known."-Kobun Chino Otogawa, Embracing Mind: The Zen Talks of Kobun Chino Otogawa
"You can say that before the Absolute all are equal, but there are not two, but one person, who is you."-Kobun Chino Otogawa, Embracing Mind: The Zen Talks of Kobun Chino Otogawa
"You can say that before the Absolute all are equal, but there are not two, but one person, who is you."-Kobun Chino Otogawa, Embracing Mind: The Zen Talks of Kobun Chino Otogawa
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"Human beings make mistakes despite careful thinking."-None, The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo
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"Karma is any action we take with the desire for satisfaction."-None, The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo
2. Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
By: Iain M. Banks
3.85
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By: Ralph Ellison
3.91
Format: 581 pages, Paperback
First published in 1952 and immediately hailed as a masterpiece, Invisible Man is one of those rare… read more
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"They could laugh at him but they couldn't ignore him"-Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man
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By: Jack Kerouac
3.61
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4.39
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3.99
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3.69
Format: 143 pages, Paperback
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4.17
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By: Red Pine
3.43
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"Ignorance and weakness is not an impediment to survival. Arrogance is."-Ken Liu, Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
"Life reached an evolutionary milestone when it climbed onto land from the ocean, but those first fish that climbed onto land ceased to be fish."-Ken Liu, Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
19. Nothing Special
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4.14
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WHEN NOTHING IS SPECIAL, EVERYTHING CAN BE The best-selling author of 'Everyday Zen' shows how to a… read more
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4.07
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4.03
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4.12
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4.00
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4.39
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29. Embracing Mind: The Zen Talks of Kobun Chino Otogawa
By: Kobun Chino Otogawa
4.08
Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition
Kobun Chino Otogawa was an instrumental figure in the transmission of Zen to America and it's evolu… read more
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"Life has to be freed and lived, instead of being known."-Kobun Chino Otogawa, Embracing Mind: The Zen Talks of Kobun Chino Otogawa
"You can say that before the Absolute all are equal, but there are not two, but one person, who is you."-Kobun Chino Otogawa, Embracing Mind: The Zen Talks of Kobun Chino Otogawa
"I have roots in Japan, so I go back to contemplate where my root is, and I find there are many gods in Japan. And it finally settled down to the belief that they all originated from one God. ... From…"-Kobun Chino Otogawa, Embracing Mind: The Zen Talks of Kobun Chino Otogawa
30. The Mountains and Waters Sutra: A Practitioner's Guide to Dogen's "Sansuikyo"
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4.72
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
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31. The Light That Shines through Infinity: Zen and the Energy of Life
By: Dainin Katagiri
4.53
Format: 229 pages, Paperback
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