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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 — 50,806 ratings — published 1970
The Way of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 267 times as zen)
avg rating 4.16 — 23,857 ratings — published
The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 182 times as zen)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,120 ratings — published 1965
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
by (shelved 170 times as zen)
avg rating 3.78 — 248,734 ratings — published 1974
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as zen)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,590 ratings — published 1957
Zen in the Art of Archery (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 155 times as zen)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,844 ratings — published 1948
Everyday Zen: Love & Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as zen)
avg rating 4.16 — 6,442 ratings — published 1989
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 127 times as zen)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,427 ratings — published 1934
Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as zen)
avg rating 4.29 — 186,179 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 — 40,533 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 — 7,152 ratings — published 1994
The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as zen)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,084 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 — 3,376 ratings — published 1993
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as zen)
avg rating 4.30 — 48,192 ratings — published 1992
Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as zen)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,147 ratings — published 1993
The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as zen)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,255 ratings — published 1228
Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as zen)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,169 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 4.29 — 2,166 ratings — published 2002
The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as zen)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,967 ratings — published 1986
Taking the Path of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as zen)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,144 ratings — published 1982
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as zen)
avg rating 4.09 — 900,252 ratings — published 1922
Zen: The Art of Simple Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as zen)
avg rating 3.87 — 13,546 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 — 2,990 ratings — published 2007
The Blue Cliff Record (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as zen)
avg rating 4.42 — 343 ratings — published 1112
The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master (The ^AWay of the Warrior Series)
by (shelved 54 times as zen)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,672 ratings — published 1644
Zen and Japanese Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as zen)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,060 ratings — published 1938
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as zen)
avg rating 4.21 — 25,388 ratings — published 1966
The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as zen)
avg rating 4.14 — 29,465 ratings — published 1951
Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as zen)
avg rating 4.05 — 731 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 — 21,914 ratings — published 1998
Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D. T. Suzuki (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as zen)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,297 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 — 3,402 ratings — published 1960
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as zen)
avg rating 4.13 — 55,269 ratings — published 1994
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 — 1,145 ratings — published 2016
Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as zen)
avg rating 4.21 — 400 ratings — published 2007
Manual of Zen Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as zen)
avg rating 3.99 — 865 ratings — published 1934
Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as zen)
avg rating 4.59 — 335 ratings — published 2010
Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Shobo Genzo, 2 Vols (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as zen)
avg rating 4.60 — 221 ratings — published 1253
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as zen)
avg rating 4.26 — 66,727 ratings — published 1996
Shobogenzo: Zen Essays by Dogen (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.19 — 356 ratings — published 1237
Essays in Zen Buddhism, First Series (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.23 — 647 ratings — published 1925
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.15 — 466,214 ratings — published 1997
Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,593 ratings — published 1999
Being Peace (Being Peace, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.32 — 14,779 ratings — published 1987
The Book of Tea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as zen)
avg rating 3.85 — 18,267 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 — 1,053 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 — 336 ratings — published 1981
The Art of Happiness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.17 — 126,894 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
“A student, filled with emotion and crying, implored, "Why is there so much suffering?"
Suzuki Roshi replied, "No reason.”
― Zen Is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, Author of "ZEN Mind, Beginner's Mind"
Suzuki Roshi replied, "No reason.”
― Zen Is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, Author of "ZEN Mind, Beginner's Mind"
“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.”
― The One-Straw Revolution
― The One-Straw Revolution
