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Zen Buddhism Books
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.21 — 50,009 ratings — published 1970
The Way of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.16 — 23,488 ratings — published
The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,076 ratings — published 1965
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,550 ratings — published 1957
Everyday Zen: Love & Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.16 — 6,400 ratings — published 1989
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,355 ratings — published 1934
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.30 — 47,164 ratings — published 1992
Zen in the Art of Archery (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,423 ratings — published 1948
The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,240 ratings — published 1228
Taking the Path of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,135 ratings — published 1982
The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,941 ratings — published 1986
A Tale for the Time Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.06 — 135,891 ratings — published 2013
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.19 — 39,669 ratings — published 1975
The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,067 ratings — published 857
The Dhammapada (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.27 — 31,278 ratings — published -400
Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.04 — 721 ratings — published 1975
Nothing Special: A Zen Buddhist Guide to Awakening Through Daily Life's Feelings, Relationships, and Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,358 ratings — published 1993
Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,119 ratings — published 1993
Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,163 ratings — published 1985
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 3.78 — 246,221 ratings — published 1974
Zen and Japanese Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,047 ratings — published 1938
Zen: The Art of Simple Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 3.87 — 13,126 ratings — published 2009
The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 3.96 — 940 ratings — published 2013
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.33 — 21,362 ratings — published 1998
No Mud, No Lotus: Hardcover Gift Edition: The Art of Transforming Suffering (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.25 — 14,980 ratings — published 2014
The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,650 ratings — published 1973
Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,110 ratings — published 1994
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 5 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,971 ratings — published 2007
Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.60 — 326 ratings — published 2010
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to Be Calm in a Busy World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.02 — 48,161 ratings — published 2012
A Zen Wave: Basho's Haiku and Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.29 — 161 ratings — published 1979
The Mind of Clover: Essays in Zen Buddhist Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.29 — 372 ratings — published 1982
Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.03 — 257 ratings — published 1999
How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.32 — 12,091 ratings — published 2014
Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.20 — 395 ratings — published 2007
The Snow Leopard (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.06 — 20,725 ratings — published 1978
The Diamond Sutra (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,096 ratings — published 868
How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.36 — 547 ratings — published 1237
True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.27 — 8,173 ratings — published 2004
Buddhism Plain & Simple: The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.03 — 10,228 ratings — published 1997
Japanese Death Poems (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.22 — 3,019 ratings — published 1985
Zen and the Art of Happiness (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,121 ratings — published 2006
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.27 — 64,806 ratings — published 1996
Be Here Now (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.34 — 43,761 ratings — published 1971
Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.29 — 183,348 ratings — published -350
One Blade Of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,227 ratings — published
Being-Time: A Practitioner's Guide to Dogen's Shobogenzo Uji (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.21 — 119 ratings — published
Nothing Is Hidden: The Psychology of Zen Koans (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 3.88 — 92 ratings — published 2013
An Introduction to Zen Training (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.03 — 132 ratings — published 2002
The Book of Form and Emptiness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.01 — 39,015 ratings — published 2021
“All those Zen Masters throwing young kids in the mud because they can’t answer their silly word questions.'
'That’s because they want them to realize mud is better than words, boy.”
― The Dharma Bums
'That’s because they want them to realize mud is better than words, boy.”
― The Dharma Bums
“There is a Zen saying that states: everything is okay as it is. This realization can only be understood from the broadest viewpoint possible, as one would naturally look at the state of the world right in front of their eyes and not believe anything to be okay at all. We are all fragments of the Source that have chosen to have an experience outside of Source and play different roles in a theatrical play of sorts. Some will play heroes and some will play villains; without all the characters, there wouldn’t be a play to enjoy. No play lasts forever, as that would cease to be entertaining and become boring. When the play is over, the curtain will fall. When the curtain rises, all of the players will be holding hands and congratulating each other on their well-played characters. Then they will depart the stage and go backstage to reconnect with Source. However, some method actors get stuck in their characters after the play is over and need a cleansing Source bath to remember who they are. So seen from the highest possible big-picture scenario, everything is okay as it is.”
― The Beasts of Success
― The Beasts of Success
