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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 525 times as zen)
avg rating 4.21 — 50,491 ratings — published 1970
The Way of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 265 times as zen)
avg rating 4.16 — 23,700 ratings — published
The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 183 times as zen)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,100 ratings — published 1965
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
by (shelved 169 times as zen)
avg rating 3.78 — 247,746 ratings — published 1974
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 164 times as zen)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,581 ratings — published 1957
Zen in the Art of Archery (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 154 times as zen)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,697 ratings — published 1948
Everyday Zen: Love & Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as zen)
avg rating 4.16 — 6,425 ratings — published 1989
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 129 times as zen)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,399 ratings — published 1934
Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as zen)
avg rating 4.29 — 185,171 ratings — published -350
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as zen)
avg rating 4.18 — 40,202 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 — 7,139 ratings — published 1994
The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as zen)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,079 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 — 3,367 ratings — published 1993
Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as zen)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,134 ratings — published 1993
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as zen)
avg rating 4.30 — 47,769 ratings — published 1992
Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as zen)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,165 ratings — published 1985
The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as zen)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,247 ratings — published 1228
The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as zen)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,953 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 69 times as zen)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,161 ratings — published 2002
Taking the Path of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as zen)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,137 ratings — published 1982
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as zen)
avg rating 4.08 — 893,403 ratings — published 1922
Zen: The Art of Simple Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as zen)
avg rating 3.87 — 13,375 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 — 2,985 ratings — published 2007
The Blue Cliff Record (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as zen)
avg rating 4.42 — 342 ratings — published 1112
Zen and Japanese Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as zen)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,050 ratings — published 1938
The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master (The ^AWay of the Warrior Series)
by (shelved 53 times as zen)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,628 ratings — published 1644
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as zen)
avg rating 4.21 — 25,076 ratings — published 1966
The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as zen)
avg rating 4.14 — 29,218 ratings — published 1951
Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as zen)
avg rating 4.05 — 728 ratings — published 1975
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as zen)
avg rating 4.33 — 21,719 ratings — published 1998
Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D. T. Suzuki (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 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 47 times as zen)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,383 ratings — published 1960
Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as zen)
avg rating 4.21 — 398 ratings — published 2007
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 — 1,144 ratings — published 2016
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as zen)
avg rating 4.13 — 54,781 ratings — published 1994
Manual of Zen Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as zen)
avg rating 3.99 — 863 ratings — published 1934
Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as zen)
avg rating 4.59 — 334 ratings — published 2010
Being Peace (Being Peace, #1)
by (shelved 41 times as zen)
avg rating 4.32 — 14,717 ratings — published 1987
Shobogenzo: Zen Essays by Dogen (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.19 — 354 ratings — published 1237
Essays in Zen Buddhism, First Series (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.23 — 643 ratings — published 1925
Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Shobo Genzo, 2 Vols (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.60 — 220 ratings — published 1253
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.15 — 461,715 ratings — published 1997
Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,585 ratings — published 1999
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as zen)
avg rating 4.26 — 66,083 ratings — published 1996
The Book of Tea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as zen)
avg rating 3.85 — 18,044 ratings — published 1906
Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,035 ratings — published 1830
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.35 — 838 ratings — published 780
The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.40 — 335 ratings — published 1981
The Art of Happiness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as zen)
avg rating 4.17 — 126,359 ratings — published 1998
Zen Keys: A Guide to Zen Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as zen)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,063 ratings — published 1974
“Commander, I always used to consider that you had a definite anti-authoritarian streak in you.”
“Sir?”
“It seems that you have managed to retain this even though you are authority.”
“Sir?”
“That’s practically zen.”
― Feet of Clay
“Sir?”
“It seems that you have managed to retain this even though you are authority.”
“Sir?”
“That’s practically zen.”
― Feet of Clay
“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
