Zen Buddhism books

Stonehouse has been called “the greatest of all Zen monks who made poetry their medium of instruction.” His works...  Read More >>

Contains stories of wisdom and understanding from the Zen Masters. This book contains tales of swords, tigers, tea,...  Read More >>

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Shows how spiritual practice works in everyday life. This title breaks spiritual practice down into three basic...  Read More >>

A collection of three hundred koans, or teaching stories, compiled by Dogen, a key figure in Zen history.  Read More >>

The two great streams of Zen Buddhism are the Soto sect, known as the School of Silent Illumination, and the Rinzai...  Read More >>

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During the first half of the twentieth century, Zen Buddhist leaders contributed actively to Japanese imperialism,...  Read More >>

This book is a collection of ten shorts talks on Buddhism by Japanese Zen Master Gudo Nishijima. In the first part,...  Read More >>

The Shinji Shobogenzo is a marvelous collection of 301 Zen koan stories in three volumes that the Japanese Buddhist...  Read More >>

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Steve Forest is admitted to the hospital after a bad accident and subsequent near-death experience near the summit...  Read More >>

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Santoka's poetry embodied the zen spirit, the open road his home and monastery.  Read More >>

Telementation is a variation of what is often called 'The Law of Attraction', where telementation focuses more on...  Read More >>

I am continually amazed at how Thich Nhat Hanh is able to translate the Buddhist tradition into everyday life and...  Read More >>

A wonderful collection by one of Japan's most beloved zen poets.  Read More >>

Japanese Zen often implies that textual learning (gakumon) in Buddhism and personal experience (taiken) in Zen are...  Read More >>

Who Am I and Why Am I Here? -- Zen, Spirituality and Enlightenment is Don's Zen text. It is a guidebook tailored...  Read More >>

Touching Life in its Fullness Zen teacher Glen Schneider has developed a series of simple practices to help us...  Read More >>

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In the years after Wrold War II, Westerners and Japanese alike elevated Zen to the quintessence of spirituality...  Read More >>

Including separate sections for men and women, this title contains ideas for facial exfoliants, natural aftershave,...  Read More >>