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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 527 times as zen)
avg rating 4.21 — 50,565 ratings — published 1970
The Way of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 265 times as zen)
avg rating 4.16 — 23,724 ratings — published
The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 183 times as zen)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,109 ratings — published 1965
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
by (shelved 169 times as zen)
avg rating 3.78 — 247,959 ratings — published 1974
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 165 times as zen)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,582 ratings — published 1957
Zen in the Art of Archery (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 154 times as zen)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,733 ratings — published 1948
Everyday Zen: Love & Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as zen)
avg rating 4.16 — 6,431 ratings — published 1989
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as zen)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,405 ratings — published 1934
Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as zen)
avg rating 4.29 — 185,373 ratings — published -350
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as zen)
avg rating 4.18 — 40,282 ratings — published 1975
Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as zen)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,140 ratings — published 1994
The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as zen)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,081 ratings — published 857
Nothing Special: A Zen Buddhist Guide to Awakening Through Daily Life's Feelings, Relationships, and Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as zen)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,367 ratings — published 1993
Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as zen)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,135 ratings — published 1993
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as zen)
avg rating 4.30 — 47,843 ratings — published 1992
The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as zen)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,251 ratings — published 1228
Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as zen)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,164 ratings — published 1985
Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen – The Final Teachings of Shunryu Suzuki to Empower Your Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as zen)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,164 ratings — published 2002
The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as zen)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,956 ratings — published 1986
Taking the Path of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as zen)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,137 ratings — published 1982
Zen: The Art of Simple Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as zen)
avg rating 3.87 — 13,411 ratings — published 2009
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as zen)
avg rating 4.08 — 894,762 ratings — published 1922
Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as zen)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,985 ratings — published 2007
The Blue Cliff Record (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as zen)
avg rating 4.42 — 343 ratings — published 1112
Zen and Japanese Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as zen)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,053 ratings — published 1938
The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master (The ^AWay of the Warrior Series)
by (shelved 53 times as zen)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,634 ratings — published 1644
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as zen)
avg rating 4.21 — 25,125 ratings — published 1966
The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as zen)
avg rating 4.14 — 29,262 ratings — published 1951
Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as zen)
avg rating 4.05 — 728 ratings — published 1975
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as zen)
avg rating 4.33 — 21,758 ratings — published 1998
Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D. T. Suzuki (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as zen)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,296 ratings — published 1956
This is It and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 47 times as zen)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,384 ratings — published 1960
Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as zen)
avg rating 4.21 — 398 ratings — published 2007
Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as zen)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,143 ratings — published 2016
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as zen)
avg rating 4.13 — 54,903 ratings — published 1994
Manual of Zen Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as zen)
avg rating 3.99 — 863 ratings — published 1934
Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as zen)
avg rating 4.59 — 334 ratings — published 2010
Shobogenzo: Zen Essays by Dogen (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.19 — 354 ratings — published 1237
Essays in Zen Buddhism, First Series (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.23 — 643 ratings — published 1925
Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Shobo Genzo, 2 Vols (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.60 — 220 ratings — published 1253
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.15 — 462,595 ratings — published 1997
Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,588 ratings — published 1999
Being Peace (Being Peace, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.32 — 14,729 ratings — published 1987
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.26 — 66,234 ratings — published 1996
The Book of Tea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as zen)
avg rating 3.85 — 18,085 ratings — published 1906
Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,040 ratings — published 1830
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.35 — 839 ratings — published 780
The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.40 — 335 ratings — published 1981
The Art of Happiness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.17 — 126,476 ratings — published 1998
Zen Keys: A Guide to Zen Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as zen)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,064 ratings — published 1974
“It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable.”
― The Stoic Philosophy of Seneca: Essays and Letters
― The Stoic Philosophy of Seneca: Essays and Letters
“But when you're in front of an audience and you make them laugh at a new idea, you're guiding the whole being for the moment. No one is ever more him/herself than when they really laugh. Their defenses are down. It's very Zen-like, that moment. They are completely open, completely themselves when that message hits the brain and the laugh begins. That's when new ideas can be implanted. If a new idea slips in at that moment, it has a chance to grow.”
― Last Words
― Last Words
