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Zen Books
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 508 times as zen)
avg rating 4.21 — 49,110 ratings — published 1970
The Way of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 258 times as zen)
avg rating 4.16 — 23,016 ratings — published
The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 179 times as zen)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,004 ratings — published 1965
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
by (shelved 168 times as zen)
avg rating 3.78 — 242,763 ratings — published 1974
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 163 times as zen)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,483 ratings — published 1957
Zen in the Art of Archery (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as zen)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,045 ratings — published 1948
Everyday Zen: Love & Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as zen)
avg rating 4.16 — 6,334 ratings — published 1989
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 120 times as zen)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,277 ratings — published 1934
Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as zen)
avg rating 4.29 — 178,953 ratings — published -350
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as zen)
avg rating 4.19 — 38,648 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 — 7,069 ratings — published 1994
The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as zen)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,036 ratings — published 857
Nothing Special (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as zen)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,338 ratings — published 1993
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as zen)
avg rating 4.31 — 46,133 ratings — published 1992
The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as zen)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,216 ratings — published 1228
Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as zen)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,063 ratings — published 1993
The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma (English and Chinese Edition)
by (shelved 68 times as zen)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,912 ratings — published 1986
Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as zen)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,156 ratings — published 1985
Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as zen)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,143 ratings — published 2002
Taking the Path of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as zen)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,130 ratings — published 1982
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as zen)
avg rating 4.08 — 856,215 ratings — published 1922
Zen: The Art of Simple Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as zen)
avg rating 3.87 — 12,492 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 54 times as zen)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,955 ratings — published 2007
The Blue Cliff Record (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as zen)
avg rating 4.41 — 332 ratings — published 1112
Zen and Japanese Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as zen)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,031 ratings — published 1938
The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master (The ^AWay of the Warrior Series)
by (shelved 51 times as zen)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,549 ratings — published 1644
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as zen)
avg rating 4.21 — 24,116 ratings — published 1966
Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D. T. Suzuki (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as zen)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,283 ratings — published 1956
The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as zen)
avg rating 4.15 — 27,797 ratings — published 1951
Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as zen)
avg rating 4.04 — 719 ratings — published 1975
This is It and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 47 times as zen)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,280 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 3.96 — 1,124 ratings — published 2016
Manual of Zen Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as zen)
avg rating 4.00 — 857 ratings — published 1934
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as zen)
avg rating 4.33 — 20,559 ratings — published 1998
Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as zen)
avg rating 4.21 — 385 ratings — published 2007
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as zen)
avg rating 4.13 — 52,885 ratings — published 1994
Essays in Zen Buddhism, First Series (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as zen)
avg rating 4.23 — 626 ratings — published 1925
Being Peace (Being Peace, #1)
by (shelved 41 times as zen)
avg rating 4.32 — 14,291 ratings — published 1987
Shobogenzo: Zen Essays by Dogen (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.20 — 335 ratings — published 1237
Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.62 — 310 ratings — published 2010
Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as zen)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,565 ratings — published 1999
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as zen)
avg rating 4.27 — 62,648 ratings — published 1996
Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.12 — 988 ratings — published 1830
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.34 — 818 ratings — published 780
The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.39 — 323 ratings — published 1981
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.15 — 435,960 ratings — published 1997
Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Shobo Genzo, 2 Vols (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as zen)
avg rating 4.59 — 211 ratings — published 1253
The Art of Happiness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as zen)
avg rating 4.17 — 123,729 ratings — published 1998
The Book of Tea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as zen)
avg rating 3.85 — 17,074 ratings — published 1906
Zen Keys: A Guide to Zen Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as zen)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,040 ratings — published 1974
“...it's like this. Sometimes, when you've a very long street ahead of you, you think how terribly long it is and feel sure you'll never get it swept. And then you start to hurry. You work faster and faster and every time you look up there seems to be just as much left to sweep as before, and you try even harder, and you panic, and in the end you're out of breath and have to stop--and still the street stretches away in front of you. That's not the way to do it.
You must never think of the whole street at once, understand? You must only concentrate on the next step, the next breath, the next stroke of the broom, and the next, and the next. Nothing else.
That way you enjoy your work, which is important, because then you make a good job of it. And that's how it ought to be.
And all at once, before you know it, you find you've swept the whole street clean, bit by bit. what's more, you aren't out of breath. That's important, too...”
― Momo
You must never think of the whole street at once, understand? You must only concentrate on the next step, the next breath, the next stroke of the broom, and the next, and the next. Nothing else.
That way you enjoy your work, which is important, because then you make a good job of it. And that's how it ought to be.
And all at once, before you know it, you find you've swept the whole street clean, bit by bit. what's more, you aren't out of breath. That's important, too...”
― Momo
“Many have died; you also will die. The drum of death is being beaten. The world has fallen in love with a dream. Only sayings of the wise will remain.”
― The Bijak of Kabir
― The Bijak of Kabir
