Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Buddhist Master Hongzhi
By: Yi Wu Hongzhi
4.54
Format: 119 pages, Paperback
First to articulate the meditation method known to contemporary Zen practitioners as shikantaza ("j…
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1. The Art Of Living
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
4.43
Format: 206 pages, Paperback
Master the art of living from one of the world’s most revered spiritual leaders. Thich Nhat Hanh… read more
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"I think (too much), therefore I am (not there to live my life)."-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living
"Whether this moment is happy or not depends on you. It`s you who makes the moment happy, not the moment that makes you happy. With mindfulness, concentration, and insight, any moment can become a hap…"-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living
"Breathing in, I see all my ancestors in me: my mineral ancestors, plant ancestors, mammal ancestors, and human ancestors. My ancestors are always present, alive in every cell of my body, and I play a…"-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living
"I see that this body—made of the four elements—is not really me, and I am not limited by this body. I am the whole of the river of life, of blood ancestors and spiritual ancestors, that has been cont…"-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living
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
3. The Zen Koan: Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen
By: Isshu Miura , Ruth Fuller Sasaki
4.50
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
The first scholarly examination in any language of the historical development and traditional metho… read more
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4. Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings
By: Nyogen Senzaki , Paul Reps
3.63
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
When Zen Flesh, Zen Boneswas published in 1957 it became an instant sensation with an entire genera… read more
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5. The Fire Next Time
By: James Baldwin
3.54
Format: None pages, Paperback
A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Timegalvanized the nation and g… read more
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6. Trust in Mind: The Rebellion of Chinese Zen
By: Jan Chozen Bays , Mu Soeng
3.65
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
"The Great Way is not difficult / for those who have no preferences. / When love and hate are both … read more
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7. The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
4.32
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
With poetry and clarity, Thich Nhat Hanh imparts comforting wisdom about the nature of suffering an… read more
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"Everything is in your own heart."-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
"The greatest miracle is to be alive."-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
"Equanimity means to let go, not to abandon."-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
"The greatest gift we can offer anyone is our true presence."-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
8. Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality
By: Brad Warner
4.33
Format: None pages,
Hardcore Zenis not your typical "Zen" book. Brad Warner, the young punk who grew up to be a Zen mas… read more
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9. The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan
By: Robert Aitken
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Gateless Barrieris generally acknowledged to be the fundamental koan collection in the literatu… read more
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10. The Way of Zen
By: Alan W. Watts
4.17
Format: 236 pages, Paperback
The Way of Zen begins as a succinct guide through the histories of Buddhism and Taoism leading up t… read more
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"I have no other self than the totality of things of which I am aware."-Alan W. Watts, The Way of Zen
"For there is never anything but the present, and if one cannot live there, one cannot live anywhere."-Alan W. Watts, The Way of Zen
"[T]he joy of travel is not nearly so much in getting where one wants to go as in the unsought surprises which occur on the journey."-Alan W. Watts, The Way of Zen
"A te elibera de convenție nu înseamnă a o refuza cu dispreț, ci a nu fi amăgit de ea. Înseamnă a fi capabil să o folosești ca pe un instrument, nu a fi folosit de ea."-Alan W. Watts, The Way of Zen
11. Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Buddhist Master Hongzhi
By: Yi Wu Hongzhi
4.54
Format: 119 pages, Paperback
First to articulate the meditation method known to contemporary Zen practitioners as shikantaza ("j… read more
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12. Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo
By: Shohaku Okumura
4.62
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
Dogen, the thirteenth-century Zen master who founded the Japanese Soto school of Zen, is renowned a… read more
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13. The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being
By: Brad Warner
4.39
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
A reader-friendly guide to Zen Buddhist ethics for modern times In the West, Zen Buddhism has a re… read more
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14. 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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15. 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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16. Awakened Cosmos: The Mind of Classical Chinese Poetry
By: David Hinton
4.23
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A deep and radically original exploration of Taoist and Ch'an (Zen) Buddhist wisdom through the len… read more
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17. Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening
By: Guo Gu
4.37
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Our natural awakening—or buddha-nature—is inherent within all of us and waiting to be realized. Bud… read more
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18. The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path
By: Norman Fischer
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
An imaginative approach to spiritual practice in difficult times, through the Buddhist teaching of … read more
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"For bodhisattvas, it isn’t enough to get what you need and desire, to protect yourself and your family, to accumulate wealth, security, and reputation. It’s not that bodhisattvas are against any of t…"-Norman Fischer, The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path
19. The Japanese Haiku
By: Kenneth Yasuda
3.66
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
This is the most authoritative and concise book on Japanese haiku what it is, how it developed, an… read more
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"This book by Dr. Yasuda, while ostensibly about haiku, in reality penetrates deeply into the totality of this living spirit of Japan. It deals with those aspects which have produced and maintained ha…"-Kenneth Yasuda, The Japanese Haiku
20. Zen's Chinese Heritage -- The Masters & Their Teachings
By: Andy Ferguson
4.26
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
Zen's Chinese Heritage surveys twenty-five generations of enlightened Buddhist teachers through bri… read more
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