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Anyone who is into ZEN..Any good books which you recommend?

zenmystezenmyste Veteran
edited July 2011 in Sanghas
Anything to do with Zen or Zen practice!

Cheers.

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  • BonsaiDougBonsaiDoug Simply, on the path. Veteran
    While I do not follow the Zen tradition, I really liked, "Buddhism Is Not What You Think" by Steve Hagen (Dharma heir of Dainin Katagiri-roshi).
  • StaticToyboxStaticToybox Veteran
    'Hardcore Zen' by Brad Warner.
  • genkakugenkaku Northampton, Mass. U.S.A. Veteran
    edited July 2011
    I like the old timers -- Huang Po, Rinzai, Hui Neng, Hui Hai, Layman P'ang, Ikkyu and others. "Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui" consists of letters and lectures delivered largely to laymen ... without lowering the banner.

    My own book, "Answer Your Love Letters: Footnotes to a Zen Practice" is probably not quite Zen enough. :)
  • zenffzenff Veteran
    One I like is:

    “The Diamond Sutra
    Transforming the way we perceive the world”

    A comment from Mu Soeng.
    Wisdom Publications, Boston.


    But there are many nice books and you have to find out for yourself which ones appeal to you.

  • aMattaMatt Veteran
    Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    Zen Keys, Thich Nhat Hanh
  • lamaramadingdonglamaramadingdong Veteran
    Ditto aMatt. Another great one from Suzuki is "Not Always So"
  • taiyakitaiyaki Veteran
    Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake: Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn
  • taiyakitaiyaki Veteran
    oh also "The Compass of Zen"
  • LincLinc Site owner Detroit Moderator
    Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
    +1 for that, and I'll add "Zen and the Art of Archery"
  • zenmystezenmyste Veteran
    edited July 2011
    I like the old timers -- Huang Po, Rinzai, Hui Neng, Hui Hai, Layman P'ang, Ikkyu and others. "Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui" consists of letters and lectures delivered largely to laymen ... without lowering the banner.

    My own book, "Answer Your Love Letters: Footnotes to a Zen Practice" is probably not quite Zen enough. :)

    Your book sounds very interesting, Cheers.
  • ParadoxParadox
    Opening the Hand of Thought by Uchiyama
  • soulive1112420soulive1112420
    One of my favorites is roshi philip kapleau's "THree PIllars of Zen" good stuff
  • DhammaDhatuDhammaDhatu Veteran
    FAITH IN MIND
    With a Guide to Ch'an Practice
    by Master Sheng-Yen

    http://www.terebess.hu/english/hsin3.html
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