7 must-read zen books like A Bird in Flight Leaves No Trace: The Zen Teaching of Huangbo with a Modern Commentary (1) by Seon Master Subul

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A Bird in Flight Leaves No Trace: The Zen Teaching of Huangbo with a Modern Commentary (1)

By: Seon Master Subul

4.57

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

Penetrate the nature of mind with this contemporary Korean take on a classic of Zen literature. Th…

If you liked the zen plot in A Bird in Flight Leaves No Trace: The Zen Teaching of Huangbo with a Modern Commentary (1) by Seon Master Subul , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time

By: Dainin Katagiri , Andrea Martin

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

It's easy to regard time as a commodity--we even speak of "saving" or "spending" it. We often regar… read more

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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

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

-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

"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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3. The Green Mile

By: Stephen King

4.20

Format: 42 pages,

At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, along the lonely stretch of cells known as the Green Mile, killers a… read more

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4. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

By: Robin Wall Kimmerer

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In this series of linked personal essays, Robin Wall Kimmerer leads general readers and scientists … read more

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5. 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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6. A Temporary Affair: Talks on Awakening and Zen

By: David Radin

4.71

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

This collection of genuine teachings resonates with an authenticity that comes from Yoshin's many y… read more

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"Very simple, this Zen stuff: if you want to have a pleasant inner state, you should cultivate a pleasant inner state."

-David Radin, A Temporary Affair: Talks on Awakening and Zen

"The first thing you find when you take up meditation is that you are face to face with your own insanity. ... People leave meditation practice because they are unable to bear the pain and the insult."

-David Radin, A Temporary Affair: Talks on Awakening and Zen

"Whether you are CEO of a corporation or a garbage collector, whether you are an opera singer or a dishwasher, you are united because you can look inside and see yourself. You do not see people differ…"

-David Radin, A Temporary Affair: Talks on Awakening and Zen

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7. Being-Time: A Practitioner's Guide to Dogen's Shobogenzo Uji

By: Shinshu Roberts

4.22

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A tour-de-force guide to Zen Master Dogen’s most subtle and sophisticated philosophical that being… read more

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8. The Admonitions and Encouraging Words of Master Guishan: Text and Commentary

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.57

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Thich Nhat Hanh's translation and commentary for a Buddhist text that has been long considered one … read more

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9. Opening to Oneness: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to the Zen Precepts

By: Nancy Mujo Baker

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Stop trying to become “better” by suppressing or hiding parts of yourself, and learn what it means … read more

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10. Zen Roots: The First Thousand Years

By: Red Pine

4.62

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Including nine new translations from the first thousand years of Zen, this collection of sacred Bud… read more

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11. A Bird in Flight Leaves No Trace: The Zen Teaching of Huangbo with a Modern Commentary (1)

By: Seon Master Subul

4.57

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

Penetrate the nature of mind with this contemporary Korean take on a classic of Zen literature. Th… read more

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