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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.21 — 51,075 ratings — published 1970
The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,128 ratings — published 1965
The Way of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.16 — 23,955 ratings — published
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,615 ratings — published 1957
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,454 ratings — published 1934
Everyday Zen: Love & Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.16 — 6,457 ratings — published 1989
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.30 — 48,373 ratings — published 1992
Zen in the Art of Archery (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,990 ratings — published 1948
The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,262 ratings — published 1228
Taking the Path of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,143 ratings — published 1982
The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,976 ratings — published 1986
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.18 — 40,828 ratings — published 1975
A Tale for the Time Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.06 — 139,533 ratings — published 2013
Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,173 ratings — published 1985
The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,098 ratings — published 857
Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,165 ratings — published 1993
The Dhammapada (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.27 — 31,917 ratings — published -400
Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.04 — 733 ratings — published 1975
Zen and Japanese Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,065 ratings — published 1938
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 — 3,376 ratings — published 1993
Zen: The Art of Simple Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 3.87 — 13,696 ratings — published 2009
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 3.78 — 249,716 ratings — published 1974
The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 3.97 — 966 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 — 22,142 ratings — published 1998
The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,685 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 — 7,168 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 — 2,996 ratings — published 2007
No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.24 — 15,684 ratings — published 2014
Zen: The Authentic Gate (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.25 — 179 ratings — published 2015
Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.58 — 337 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 — 50,245 ratings — published 2012
A Zen Wave: Basho's Haiku and Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.29 — 163 ratings — published 1979
The Mind of Clover: Essays in Zen Buddhist Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.30 — 382 ratings — published 1982
Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.03 — 262 ratings — published 1999
How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.32 — 12,484 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 4.21 — 401 ratings — published 2007
The Snow Leopard (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.06 — 21,426 ratings — published 1978
The Diamond Sutra (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,112 ratings — published 868
Manual of Zen Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 3.98 — 867 ratings — published 1934
How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.35 — 566 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 — 8,306 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 — 10,404 ratings — published 1997
Japanese Death Poems (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,204 ratings — published 1985
Zen and the Art of Happiness (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,196 ratings — published 2006
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.26 — 67,363 ratings — published 1996
How to Let Things Go: 99 Tips from a Zen Buddhist Monk to Relinquish Control and Free Yourself Up for What Matters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 3.49 — 2,473 ratings — published 2021
Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment (Audiobook)
by (shelved 3 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.02 — 27,884 ratings — published 2017
Be Here Now (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.33 — 44,929 ratings — published 1971
Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as zen-buddhism)
avg rating 4.29 — 187,194 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 — 1,281 ratings — published
“Try if you wish. But Zen comes of itself. True Zen shows in everyday living, CONSCIOUSNESS in action. More than any limited awareness, it opens every inner door to our infinite nature.
Instantly mind frees. How it frees! False Zen wracks brains as a fiction concocted by priests and salesmen to peddle their own wares.
Look at it this way, inside out and inside in: CONSCIOUSNESS everywhere, inclusive, through you. Then you can't help living humbly in wonder.”
― Zen Flesh Zen Bones
Instantly mind frees. How it frees! False Zen wracks brains as a fiction concocted by priests and salesmen to peddle their own wares.
Look at it this way, inside out and inside in: CONSCIOUSNESS everywhere, inclusive, through you. Then you can't help living humbly in wonder.”
― Zen Flesh Zen Bones
“While you are continuing this practice, week after week, year after year, your experience will become deeper and deeper, and your experience will cover everything you do in your everyday life. The most important thing is to forget all gain
ing ideas, all dualistic ideas. In other words, just practice zazen in a certain posture. Do not think about anything. Just remain on your cushion without expecting anything. Then eventually you will resume your own true nature. That is to say, your own true nature resumes itself.”
― Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
ing ideas, all dualistic ideas. In other words, just practice zazen in a certain posture. Do not think about anything. Just remain on your cushion without expecting anything. Then eventually you will resume your own true nature. That is to say, your own true nature resumes itself.”
― Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
