9 Top buddhism books like The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi by Línjì Yìxuán

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The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi

By: Línjì Yìxuán

4.29

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Among the most important texts of Zen literature, the "Lin-Chi lu" details the insights and exploit…

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1. Beyond Good and Evil

By: Friedrich Nietzsche , Michael Tanner , R.J. Hollingdale

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil is translated from the German by R.J. Hollingdale with a… read more

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  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
"The noble soul reveres itself"

-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

"...all that is rare is for the rare."

-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

"One is punished most for one’s virtues."

-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

"In music the passions enjoy themselves."

-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

Cover of Dropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn by Stephen Mitchell, None, Seung Sahn

2. Dropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn

By: Stephen Mitchell , None , Seung Sahn

3.97

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

“Somebody comes into the Zen center with a lighted cigarette, walks up to the Buddha statue, blows … read more

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  • buddhism
  • zen
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"Once Seung Sahn Soen-sa and a student of his attended a talk at a Zen center in California. The Dharma teacher spoke about Bodhidharma. After the talk, someone asked him "What's the difference betwee…"

-Stephen Mitchell, Dropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn

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3. The Tibetan Book of the Dead

By: Padmasambhava , Robert A.F. Thurman , Karma-glin-pa

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Imagine that as you leave your body at death, you hear the voice of a loved one whispering in your … read more

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  • buddhism
  • eastern philosophy
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"No sane person fears nothingness."

-Padmasambhava, The Tibetan Book of the Dead

"But his virtue was a matter of habit only and he had no philosophy"

-Padmasambhava, The Tibetan Book of the Dead

"Our past thinking has determined our present status, and our present thinking will determine our future status; for man is what man thinks."

-Padmasambhava, The Tibetan Book of the Dead

"Thine own consciousness, not formed into anything, in reality void, and the intellect, shining and blissful, --these two,-- are inseparable. The union of them is the Dharma-Kāya state of Perfect Enli…"

-Padmasambhava, The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Cover of Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, Gia-Fu Feng, Jane English, Jacob Needleman, Toinette Lippe

4. Tao Te Ching

By: Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe

4.30

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket… read more

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  • buddhism
  • eastern philosophy
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • china
"The heart that gives, gathers."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

Cover of In Praise of Shadows by Edward G. Seidensticker, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Thomas J. Harper, Charles Moore, None

5. In Praise of Shadows

By: Edward G. Seidensticker , Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Thomas J. Harper , Charles Moore , None

4.75

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and e… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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6. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

By: Shunryu Suzuki , Huston Smith , Trudy Dixon , Richard Baker

4.21

Format: 138 pages, Paperback

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” So begins… read more

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  • buddhism
  • eastern philosophy
  • zen
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"Waves are the practice of the water."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"Sincerity itself is the railroad track."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"You do not say, “This is enlightenment,"

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"Zen practice is to open up our small mind."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

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7. Hsin Hsin Ming

By: Seng-ts'an , Richard A. Clarke , Gyokusei Jikihara

3.97

Format: 570 pages,

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  • buddhism
  • zen
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • spirituality
  • china
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8. Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Enlightenment

By: Robert Wright

3.64

Format: None pages, Audiobook

From one of America's greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditat… read more

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  • buddhism
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality

9. The Analects

By: Confucius , D.C. Lau

3.20

Format: 168 pages,

This lively new translation with clear explanatory notes by one of the foremost scholars of classic… read more

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  • eastern philosophy
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • china

10. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

By: Mihály Csíkszentmihályi

3.00

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

The world's foremost producer of personal development and motivational audio programs gives you the… read more

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11. The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

By: Red Pine , None

4.03

Format: 606 pages, Paperback

A fifth-century Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma is credited with bringing Zen to China. Although … read more

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12. The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti: A Mahayana Scripture

By: Unknown , Robert A.F. Thurman

3.50

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

This book presents the major teachings of Mah y na Buddhism in a precise, dramatic, and even humoro… read more

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13. Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits

By: Bill Porter , None

1.00

Format: 64 pages,

Bill Porter (Red Pine) trekked through China's remote Chungnan Mountains in search of hermits. Less… read more

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14. The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell

By: Aldous Huxley

2.83

Format: None pages, Paperback

As only he can, Aldous Huxley explores the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human … read more

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15. The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch

By: Philip B. Yampolsky , Hui-Neng , None

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

The "Platform Sutra" records the teachings of Hui-neng, the Sixth Patriarch, who is revered as one … read more

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16. The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind

By: John Blofeld , None , None

4.47

Format: 907 pages, Paperback

This complete translation of the original collection of sermons, dialogues, and anecdotes of Huang … read more

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17. The Bhagavad Gita

By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa , Juan Mascaró , None

4.20

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

The Bhagavad Gitais an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and … read more

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18. Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin

By: Hakuin Ekaku

4.06

Format: 177 pages, Hardcover

Hakuin Zenji (1689-1769) is a towering figure in Japanese Zen. A fiery and dynamic teacher and reno… read more

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  • buddhism
  • biography
  • zen
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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19. The Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Joshu

By: Wen-yuan

4.22

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

Joshu Jushin, also known as Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen (778–897), was one of the great Ch'an (Zen) maste… read more

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  • buddhism
  • zen
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • spirituality
  • china
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20. The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi

By: Línjì Yìxuán

4.29

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Among the most important texts of Zen literature, the "Lin-Chi lu" details the insights and exploit… read more

Similar categories in Línjì Yìxuán's The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi book and Línjì Yìxuán's The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi

  • buddhism
  • biography
  • eastern philosophy
  • zen
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • china
  • mysticism
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21. The Aeneid

By: Virgil

3.87

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The founding epic of Rome, rendered in a fluid, metrical translation that sings Virgil’s stately ve… read more

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"Death's brother, sleep."

-Virgil, The Aeneid

"No help or hope of help existed."

-Virgil, The Aeneid

"Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit."

-Virgil, The Aeneid

"Non ignora mali, miseris succurrere disco."

-Virgil, The Aeneid

12 Best philosophy books like The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi by Línjì Yìxuán

Transform Your Habits

Beyond Good and Evil

Friedrich Nietzsche , Michael Tanner , R.J. Hollingdale

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Dropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn

Stephen Mitchell , None , Seung Sahn

3.97

Transform Your Habits

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Padmasambhava , Robert A.F. Thurman , Karma-glin-pa

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Tao Te Ching

Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe

4.30

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19 must-read philosophy books like The Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Joshu by Wen-yuan

Transform Your Habits

Dropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn

Stephen Mitchell , None , Seung Sahn

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

William Walker Atkinson , Three Initiates , Tre Iniziati

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Tao Te Ching

Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

Shunryu Suzuki , Huston Smith , Trudy Dixon , Richard Baker

4.21

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