James Ishmael Ford

James Ishmael Ford's books

If You're Lucky, Your Heart Will Break: Field Notes from a Zen Life

3.99 avg rating — 138 ratings

The Book of Mu: Essential Writings on Zen's Most Important Koan

4.29 avg rating — 103 ratings

Introduction to Zen Koans: Learning the Language of Dragons

4.16 avg rating — 64 ratings

Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen

3.86 avg rating — 50 ratings

The Intimate Way of Zen: Effort, Surrender, and Awakening on the Spiritual Journey

4.40 avg rating — 35 ratings

In This Very Moment: A Simple Guide to Zen Buddhism

3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings

Zen at the End of Religion: An Introduction for the Curious, the Skeptical, and the Spiritual but Not Religious

4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings

This Very Moment: A Brief Introduction to Buddism and Zen for Unitarian Universalists

3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings

The Book of Mu: Essential Writings on Zen's Most Important Koan

4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings

Zen at the End of Religion: An Introduction for the Curious, the Skeptical, and the Spiritual but Not Religious

2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings