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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 530 times as zen)
avg rating 4.21 — 51,092 ratings — published 1970
The Way of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 267 times as zen)
avg rating 4.16 — 23,957 ratings — published
The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 182 times as zen)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,129 ratings — published 1965
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
by (shelved 171 times as zen)
avg rating 3.78 — 249,773 ratings — published 1974
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 161 times as zen)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,616 ratings — published 1957
Zen in the Art of Archery (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 157 times as zen)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,997 ratings — published 1948
Everyday Zen: Love & Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 144 times as zen)
avg rating 4.16 — 6,457 ratings — published 1989
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as zen)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,453 ratings — published 1934
Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as zen)
avg rating 4.29 — 187,268 ratings — published -350
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as zen)
avg rating 4.18 — 40,835 ratings — published 1975
Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as zen)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,168 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 — 1,098 ratings — published 857
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as zen)
avg rating 4.30 — 48,384 ratings — published 1992
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 — 3,377 ratings — published 1993
Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as zen)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,167 ratings — published 1993
The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as zen)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,263 ratings — published 1228
Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as zen)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,174 ratings — published 1985
The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as zen)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,977 ratings — published 1986
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 — 2,171 ratings — published 2002
Taking the Path of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as zen)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,143 ratings — published 1982
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as zen)
avg rating 4.09 — 909,496 ratings — published 1922
Zen: The Art of Simple Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as zen)
avg rating 3.87 — 13,708 ratings — published 2009
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 — 2,996 ratings — published 2007
The Blue Cliff Record (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as zen)
avg rating 4.41 — 344 ratings — published 1112
The Unfettered Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as zen)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,685 ratings — published 1644
Zen and Japanese Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as zen)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,065 ratings — published 1938
The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as zen)
avg rating 4.14 — 29,718 ratings — published 1951
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as zen)
avg rating 4.21 — 25,328 ratings — published 1966
Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as zen)
avg rating 4.04 — 733 ratings — published 1975
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as zen)
avg rating 4.33 — 22,155 ratings — published 1998
Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D. T. Suzuki (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as zen)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,294 ratings — published 1956
This is It and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 46 times as zen)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,418 ratings — published 1960
Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as zen)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,153 ratings — published 2016
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as zen)
avg rating 4.13 — 55,446 ratings — published 1994
Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as zen)
avg rating 4.58 — 337 ratings — published 2010
Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as zen)
avg rating 4.21 — 401 ratings — published 2007
Manual of Zen Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as zen)
avg rating 3.98 — 867 ratings — published 1934
Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Shobo Genzo, 2 Vols (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as zen)
avg rating 4.59 — 222 ratings — published 1253
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as zen)
avg rating 4.26 — 67,408 ratings — published 1996
Shobogenzo: Zen Essays by Dogen (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as zen)
avg rating 4.18 — 355 ratings — published 1237
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as zen)
avg rating 4.15 — 470,975 ratings — published 1997
Essays in Zen Buddhism, First Series (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.22 — 649 ratings — published 1925
Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,599 ratings — published 1999
Being Peace (Being Peace, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.33 — 14,853 ratings — published 1987
The Book of Tea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as zen)
avg rating 3.85 — 18,494 ratings — published 1906
Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,061 ratings — published 1830
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.35 — 840 ratings — published 780
The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.41 — 338 ratings — published 1981
The Art of Happiness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.17 — 127,413 ratings — published 1998
Zen Keys: A Guide to Zen Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as zen)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,066 ratings — published 1974
“The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?”
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“Zen is a present state of mind where one honors the task they are partaking of, even if the task is sitting still and doing nothing. Zen is engrained in the Japanese way of life. You can see it everywhere: when a sushi chef delicately slices a piece of raw fish, when a retired man watches an autumn leaf fall from a tree in the park, when a mother prepares and places a cup of tea before her child. When actions and thoughts are done with mindfulness, being fully present in the moment, the person performing the action or thought gives honor to the food, an idea, a task, a person, etc.”
― The Beasts of Success
― The Beasts of Success
