The Practice of Perfection: The Paramitas from a Zen Buddhist Perspective
By: Robert Aitken
3.98
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
Discusses the ten Transcendental Perfections of Zen Buddhist tradition, and provides advice on usin…
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1. Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
By: Dalai Lama XIV , Thich Nhat Hanh , Arnold Kotler
4.31
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
In the rush of modern life, we tend to lose touch with the peace that is available in each moment. … read more
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"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet."-Dalai Lama XIV, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
"If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love."-Dalai Lama XIV, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
"I have lost my smile, but don't worry. The dandelion has it."-Dalai Lama XIV, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
"Mindful observation is based on the principle of “non-duality"-Dalai Lama XIV, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
2. 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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"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
3. Their Eyes Were Watching God
By: Zora Neale Hurston
4.43
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
When Janie, at sixteen, is caught kissing shiftless Johnny Taylor, her grandmother swiftly marries … read more
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4. The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In this beautiful and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical… read more
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5. 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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6. Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake: Teachings of Zen Master Seung San
By: Seung Sahn , None
3.28
Format: 437 pages,
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7. The Heart Sutra
By: Red Pine
3.43
Format: 331 pages,
The short text of The Heart Sutra is Buddhism in a nutshell. It has had the most profound and wide-… read more
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8. Buddhism Plain and Simple
By: Steve Hagen
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
This book offers a clear, straightforward approach to Buddhism in general and awareness in particul… read more
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9. The Star Spangled Buddhist: Zen, Tibetan, and Soka Gakkai Buddhism and the Quest for Enlightenment in America
By: None
3.79
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
The full story of Buddhism in the United States--illuminated and enlightened for today's reader. Ap… read more
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10. Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master
By: Brad Warner
4.02
Format: 982 pages, Paperback
A Radical but Reverent Paraphrasing of Dogen's Treasury of the True Dharma Eye "Even if the whole u… read more
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11. Buddhist Boot Camp
By: Timber Hawkeye
4.14
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A collection of short journal entries and letters sent to friends over the course of an eight-year … read more
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12. Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
By: Shohaku Okumura , Thomas Wright , Kosho Uchiyama , None
4.08
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
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13. Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans to Bring You Joy
By: John Tarrant
3.82
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
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14. 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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15. Dubliners
By: James Joyce , Jeri Johnson
3.44
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
This work of art reflects life in Ireland at the turn of the last century, and by rejecting euphemi… read more
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16. The Sentence
By: Louise Erdrich
3.95
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
The Sentence asks what we owe to the living, the dead, to the reader and to the book. A small in… read more
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"I'd taken a pink eraser to my childhood and blurred the pain."-Louise Erdrich, The Sentence
"A newborn baby has a powerful effect on character. But so does a toddler. A child. A preteen. A teenager. A mother changes with every stage. Some stages are within a mother's skill set. Some stages a…"-Louise Erdrich, The Sentence
17. The Art of Solitude
By: Stephen Batchelor
3.63
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
When world renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor turned sixty, he took a sabbatical from his t… read more
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"The world is here to surprise us. My most lasting insights have occurred off the [meditation] cushion, not on it."-Stephen Batchelor, The Art of Solitude
"That is why it is not enough to remove oneself from people, not enough to go somewhere else. We have to remove ourselves from the habits of the populace that are within us. We have to isolate our own…"-Stephen Batchelor, The Art of Solitude
18. The Circle of the Way: A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World
By: Barbara O'Brien
4.28
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
A comprehensive, accessible guide to the fascinating history of Zen Buddhism--including important f… read more
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19. Discovering the True Self: Kodo Sawaki's Art of Zen Meditation
By: Kodo Sawaki
4.01
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
“You can’t see your true Self. [But] you can become it. Becoming your true Self is zazen.” Profound… read more
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20. Becoming Bodhisattvas: A Guidebook for Compassionate Action
By: Pema Chödrön
4.40
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
Best-selling American Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön presents a friendly and encouraging guide to spirit… read more
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21. The Practice of Perfection: The Paramitas from a Zen Buddhist Perspective
By: Robert Aitken
3.98
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
Discusses the ten Transcendental Perfections of Zen Buddhist tradition, and provides advice on usin… read more
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22. Meditation Now or Never
By: Steve Hagen
4.06
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
National bestselling author and teacher Steve Hagen strips away the cultural and religious jargon s… read more
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