Insightful Zen Buddhism Books
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
by:
Shunryu Suzuki
4.21 avg rating — 48,742 ratings 
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Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings
by:
Paul Reps
4.17 avg rating — 8,466 ratings 
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The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment
by:
Philip Kapleau
4.08 avg rating — 6,973 ratings 
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The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
by:
Thich Nhat Hanh
4.19 avg rating — 38,233 ratings 9. 
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by:
Eckhart Tolle
4.15 avg rating — 429,692 ratings 
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Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master
by:
Brad Warner
3.96 avg rating — 1,118 ratings 
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Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality
by:
Brad Warner
4.02 avg rating — 7,042 ratings 
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Zen in the Garden: Finding Peace and Healing Through Nature
by:
Tracy J. Thomas
3.94 avg rating — 70 ratings 20. 
Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye
by:
Brad Warner
4.07 avg rating — 2,946 ratings 
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The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind
by:
Huang Po
4.45 avg rating — 1,029 ratings 
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Zen's Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings
by:
Andy Ferguson
4.27 avg rating — 71 ratings 
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Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
by:
Thich Nhat Hanh
4.31 avg rating — 45,712 ratings 
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Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen
by:
Shunryu Suzuki
4.30 avg rating — 2,135 ratings 
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The Eight Gates of Zen: A Program of Zen Training
by:
John Daido Loori
4.17 avg rating — 315 ratings 36. 
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A Man of Zen: The Recorded Sayings of the Layman P'ang
by:
Yun P'ang
3.75 avg rating — 108 ratings 
38. 
Lessons Learned from The Path Less Traveled Volume 1: Get motivated & overcome obstacles with courage, confidence & self-discipline
by:
Zero Dean
4.59 avg rating — 80 ratings 38. 
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One Blade Of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir
by:
Henry Shukman
4.31 avg rating — 1,144 ratings 
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The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza
by:
John Daido Loori
4.15 avg rating — 293 ratings 49. 
Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
by:
Kosho Uchiyama
4.41 avg rating — 1,036 ratings 50. 
There Is No God and He Is Always with You: A Search for God in Odd Places
by:
Brad Warner
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 825 ratings 51. 
The Golden Age of Zen: The Classic Work on the Foundation of Zen Philosophy
by:
John C.H. Wu
3.83 avg rating — 59 ratings 52. 
Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple
by:
Kaoru Nonomura
4.06 avg rating — 417 ratings 
53. 
The Zen Way to Martial Arts: A Japanese Master Reveals the Secrets of the Samurai
by:
Taisen Deshimaru
4.07 avg rating — 652 ratings 
56. 
A Primer of Soto Zen: A Translation of Dogen's Shobogenzo Zuimonki (East West Center Book)
by:
DĹŤgen
4.20 avg rating — 333 ratings 
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Sayings and Doings of Pai-chang (Zen writings series)
by:
Thomas Cleary
4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings 
63. 
The Complete Book of Zen: A Guide to the Principles and Practice
by:
Wong Kiew Kit
4.31 avg rating — 101 ratings 
63. 
Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind: the Zen journal & letters of Maura "Soshin" O'Halloran
by:
Maura O'Halloran
4.30 avg rating — 390 ratings 
63. 
Wake Up and Laugh: The Dharma Teaching of Zen Master Daehaeng
by:
Daehaeng
3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings 
63. 
The Science of Enlightenment: Teachings and Meditations for Awakening Through Self-Investigation
by:
Shinzen Young
4.24 avg rating — 1,731 ratings 
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Discovering the True Self: Kodo Sawaki's Art of Zen Meditation
by:
Koudou Sawaki
4.02 avg rating — 129 ratings 63. 
555 Buddha Quotes: Buddha Quotes for Inner Peace, Mindfulness, True Happiness and Emotional Stability
by:
Charles Emerson
4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings 63. 
Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America
by:
Helen Tworkov
3.94 avg rating — 163 ratings 63. 
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Mindfulness for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Cultivating Awareness, Understanding, and Compassion in Your Daily Life
by:
A.J. Cameron
4.20 avg rating — 30 ratings 
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The Heart of Being: Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen Buddhism
by:
John Daido Loori
4.30 avg rating — 125 ratings 84. 
No River to Cross: Trusting the Enlightenment That's Always Right Here
by:
Daehaeng
4.41 avg rating — 46 ratings 84. 
Conscious Creativity Mindfulness Meditations (AoL Mindfulness, #7) 4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Mindfulness for Beginners (Nonfiction for Beginners)
by:
A. J. Cameron
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings 95. 
Encouraging Words: Zen Buddhist Teachings for Western Students
by:
Robert Aitken
4.10 avg rating — 51 ratings 95. 
A Zen Harvest: Japanese Folk Zen Sayings : Haiku, Dodoitsu, and Waka 3.94 avg rating — 36 ratings
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Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life: Collected Talks 1960-1969
by:
Alan W. Watts
4.43 avg rating — 398 ratings 95. 
The Truth of This Life: Zen Teachings on Loving the World as It Is
by:
Katherine Thanas
4.19 avg rating — 57 ratings 95. 
Being Upright: Zen Meditation and Bodhisattva Precepts
by:
Reb Anderson
4.41 avg rating — 127 ratings 95. 
Zen Shiatsu: How to Harmonize Yin and Yang for Better Health
by:
Shizuto Masunaga
4.08 avg rating — 48 ratings