Zen Books for Beginners

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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice 4.21 avg rating — 48,741 ratings
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The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation 4.19 avg rating — 38,233 ratings
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Everyday Zen: Love & Work
Everyday Zen: Love & Work 4.16 avg rating — 6,310 ratings
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A Guide to the Present Moment
A Guide to the Present Moment 3.80 avg rating — 547 ratings
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Taking the Path of Zen
Taking the Path of Zen 4.04 avg rating — 1,121 ratings
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Being Peace (Being Peace, #1)
Being Peace (Being Peace, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 14,191 ratings
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From Buddha to Jesus: An Insider's View of Buddhism and Christianity
From Buddha to Jesus: An Insider's View of Buddhism and Christianity 3.95 avg rating — 202 ratings
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Zen in the Garden: Finding Peace and Healing Through Nature
Zen in the Garden: Finding Peace and Healing Through Nature 3.94 avg rating — 70 ratings
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The Way of Zen
The Way of Zen 4.16 avg rating — 22,861 ratings
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Om Chanting and Meditation
Om Chanting and Meditation
by: Amit Ray
3.92 avg rating — 1,194 ratings
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Being Nobody, Going Nowhere: Meditations on the Buddhist Path
Being Nobody, Going Nowhere: Meditations on the Buddhist Path 4.25 avg rating — 1,367 ratings
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What the Buddha Taught
What the Buddha Taught 4.18 avg rating — 12,737 ratings
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You Have to Say Something: Manifesting Zen Insight
You Have to Say Something: Manifesting Zen Insight 4.40 avg rating — 210 ratings
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A Primer on Samatha Meditation
A Primer on Samatha Meditation really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Laughing Buddha
Laughing Buddha 4.60 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice 4.41 avg rating — 1,036 ratings
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The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind
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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A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life 4.24 avg rating — 11,621 ratings
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The Spiritual Secrets of Happiness Health and Success: A Powerful and Practical Guide for Manifesting the Life You Truly Desire
The Spiritual Secrets of Happiness Health and Success: A Powerful and Practical Guide for Manifesting the Life You Truly Desire 3.83 avg rating — 237 ratings
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Lessons Learned from The Path Less Traveled Volume 1: Get motivated & overcome obstacles with courage, confidence & self-discipline
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
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Oneless Oneness: Tao as an Existential Remedy
Oneless Oneness: Tao as an Existential Remedy 4.48 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Buddhism Is Not What You Think: Finding Freedom Beyond Beliefs
Buddhism Is Not What You Think: Finding Freedom Beyond Beliefs 4.08 avg rating — 1,311 ratings
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Zen Master Raven: Sayings and Doings of a Wise Bird
Zen Master Raven: Sayings and Doings of a Wise Bird 4.01 avg rating — 141 ratings
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Buddhist Ethics
Buddhist Ethics 3.62 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality
Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality 4.02 avg rating — 7,042 ratings
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What Is Zen?
What Is Zen? 4.17 avg rating — 687 ratings
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Buddhism Plain & Simple: The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day
Buddhism Plain & Simple: The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day 4.04 avg rating — 9,986 ratings
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How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment
How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment
by: Dōgen
4.37 avg rating — 523 ratings
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Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism 4.22 avg rating — 8,779 ratings
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The Wholehearted Way
The Wholehearted Way 4.44 avg rating — 100 ratings
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The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo
The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo 4.39 avg rating — 322 ratings
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Meditation in Action
Meditation in Action 4.15 avg rating — 1,493 ratings
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Zen Shorts
Zen Shorts 4.26 avg rating — 13,318 ratings
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Our Appointment with Life: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone
Our Appointment with Life: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone 4.26 avg rating — 580 ratings
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Zen and the Art of Happiness
Zen and the Art of Happiness 4.06 avg rating — 4,998 ratings
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No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering 4.25 avg rating — 13,895 ratings
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The Still Point: A Beginner's Guide to Zen Meditation
The Still Point: A Beginner's Guide to Zen Meditation 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings
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The Whisper Of Your Soul
The Whisper Of Your Soul 4.38 avg rating — 21 ratings
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The Divine Code From 1 to 2020: The Meaning of Numbers
The Divine Code From 1 to 2020: The Meaning of Numbers 4.28 avg rating — 76 ratings
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1971 (Mark Miller's One, #10)
1971 (Mark Miller's One, #10)
by: Don Lubov
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Sweeping Changes: Discovering the Joy of Zen in Everyday Tasks
Sweeping Changes: Discovering the Joy of Zen in Everyday Tasks 3.99 avg rating — 192 ratings
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The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction: A Guide to Coping with the Grief, Stress and Anger that Trigger Addictive Behaviors (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)
The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction: A Guide to Coping with the Grief, Stress and Anger that Trigger Addictive Behaviors (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) 4.14 avg rating — 174 ratings
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A Straight Road with 99 Curves: Coming of Age on the Path of Zen (NONE)
A Straight Road with 99 Curves: Coming of Age on the Path of Zen (NONE) 3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Meditation: How To Reduce Stress, Get Healthy, And Find Your Happiness In Just 15 Minutes A Day
Meditation: How To Reduce Stress, Get Healthy, And Find Your Happiness In Just 15 Minutes A Day
by: R. Rofe
2.87 avg rating — 23 ratings
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The Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita 4.19 avg rating — 78,218 ratings
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Zen Unleashed: Everyday Buddhist Wisdom from Man's Best Friend
Zen Unleashed: Everyday Buddhist Wisdom from Man's Best Friend 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Zen Happens
Zen Happens 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Little Universe
The Little Universe 3.87 avg rating — 129 ratings
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Shortcuts to Mindfulness: 100 Ways to Personal and Spiritual Growth
Shortcuts to Mindfulness: 100 Ways to Personal and Spiritual Growth 3.95 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Who are you? (Balu Baldauf #5)
Who are you? (Balu Baldauf #5) 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World
Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World
by: Surya Das
4.19 avg rating — 15,091 ratings
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Poems of The Laughing Buddha
Poems of The Laughing Buddha 3.93 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Astronomicon minorem - DMT, Cthulhu and You
Astronomicon minorem - DMT, Cthulhu and You 3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Learning to Drive into the Now:PRND
Learning to Drive into the Now:PRND 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Avery and Me: Intuitive Healer, Skeptical Seeker, and A Life Transformed
Avery and Me: Intuitive Healer, Skeptical Seeker, and A Life Transformed it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Wake Up and Laugh: The Dharma Teaching of Zen Master Daehaeng
Wake Up and Laugh: The Dharma Teaching of Zen Master Daehaeng
by: Daehaeng
3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Introduction to Zen Koans: Learning the Language of Dragons
Introduction to Zen Koans: Learning the Language of Dragons 4.16 avg rating — 64 ratings
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Mindfulness: The Remarkable Truth Behind Meditation and Being Present in Your Life
Mindfulness: The Remarkable Truth Behind Meditation and Being Present in Your Life 4.25 avg rating — 186 ratings
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Being Upright: Zen Meditation and Bodhisattva Precepts
Being Upright: Zen Meditation and Bodhisattva Precepts 4.41 avg rating — 127 ratings
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The field of Zen
The field of Zen 3.97 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Letters to a Dead Friend about Zen
Letters to a Dead Friend about Zen 4.17 avg rating — 301 ratings
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The Monkey and The Way of Zen: A Transformational Journey in 28 Short Stories—Embrace Mindfulness, Overcome Overthinking, Let Go, and Find Inner Peace and Happiness (Zen Philosophy Books)
The Monkey and The Way of Zen: A Transformational Journey in 28 Short Stories—Embrace Mindfulness, Overcome Overthinking, Let Go, and Find Inner Peace and Happiness (Zen Philosophy Books) 4.68 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Mindfulness for Beginners (Nonfiction for Beginners)
Mindfulness for Beginners (Nonfiction for Beginners) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
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From Buddha to Jesus (Chinese Simplified): An Insider's View of Buddhism & Christianity
From Buddha to Jesus (Chinese Simplified): An Insider's View of Buddhism & Christianity 3.95 avg rating — 202 ratings
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No River to Cross: Trusting the Enlightenment That's Always Right Here
No River to Cross: Trusting the Enlightenment That's Always Right Here
by: Daehaeng
4.41 avg rating — 46 ratings
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The Three Questions
The Three Questions 4.36 avg rating — 5,033 ratings
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Zen for Christians: A Beginner's Guide
Zen for Christians: A Beginner's Guide 3.83 avg rating — 111 ratings
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The Art of Minimalism: A Simple Guide to Declutter and Organize Your Life
The Art of Minimalism: A Simple Guide to Declutter and Organize Your Life 3.38 avg rating — 193 ratings
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صدای یک دست: 112 داستان ذن
صدای یک دست: 112 داستان ذن 4.17 avg rating — 8,466 ratings
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Oneless Oneness: Tao as an Existential Remedy
Oneless Oneness: Tao as an Existential Remedy 4.48 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Mindfulness for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Cultivating Awareness, Understanding, and Compassion in Your Daily Life
Mindfulness for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Cultivating Awareness, Understanding, and Compassion in Your Daily Life 4.20 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Entering the Stream: An Introduction to the Buddha and His Teachings
Entering the Stream: An Introduction to the Buddha and His Teachings 3.96 avg rating — 272 ratings
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One Hand Clapping: Zen Stories for All Ages
One Hand Clapping: Zen Stories for All Ages 4.39 avg rating — 57 ratings
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Zen Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series)
Zen Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) 4.06 avg rating — 231 ratings
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The Wisdom of the Zen Masters
The Wisdom of the Zen Masters
by: Myokyo-Ni
3.61 avg rating — 31 ratings
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The Issue at Hand: Essays on Buddhist Mindfulness Practice
The Issue at Hand: Essays on Buddhist Mindfulness Practice 4.41 avg rating — 579 ratings
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Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames 4.09 avg rating — 12,004 ratings
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Zen Ghosts
Zen Ghosts 4.13 avg rating — 1,540 ratings
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Is Nothing Something?: Kids' Questions and Zen Answers About Life, Death, Family, Friendship, and Everything in Between
Is Nothing Something?: Kids' Questions and Zen Answers About Life, Death, Family, Friendship, and Everything in Between 4.26 avg rating — 287 ratings
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تائو ت چینگ
تائو ت چینگ
by: Lao Tzu
4.29 avg rating — 176,919 ratings
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Zen Happiness
Zen Happiness 4.07 avg rating — 261 ratings
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Zen, A Way of Life (Teach Yourself Series)
Zen, A Way of Life (Teach Yourself Series) 3.65 avg rating — 54 ratings
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Zen Pencils: Cartoon Quotes from Inspirational Folks (Volume 1)
Zen Pencils: Cartoon Quotes from Inspirational Folks (Volume 1) 4.49 avg rating — 2,658 ratings
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Mindfulness on the Go: Simple Meditation Practices You Can Do Anywhere
Mindfulness on the Go: Simple Meditation Practices You Can Do Anywhere 4.20 avg rating — 340 ratings
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ذهنِ ذن، ذهن آغازگر
ذهنِ ذن، ذهن آغازگر 4.21 avg rating — 48,741 ratings
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Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation
Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation 4.27 avg rating — 1,524 ratings
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Zen Pencils--Inspirational Quotes for Kids
Zen Pencils--Inspirational Quotes for Kids 4.38 avg rating — 169 ratings
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Mindfulness on the Go Cards: 52 Simple Meditation Practices You Can Do Anywhere
Mindfulness on the Go Cards: 52 Simple Meditation Practices You Can Do Anywhere 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
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آیین تائو: طریقتی ماورای پویندگی
آیین تائو: طریقتی ماورای پویندگی 4.22 avg rating — 180 ratings
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Maybe: A Little Zen for Little Ones
Maybe: A Little Zen for Little Ones 3.82 avg rating — 391 ratings
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Zen and Japanese Culture
Zen and Japanese Culture 4.08 avg rating — 1,020 ratings
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Zen Tails Collection: " Bruno Dreams of Ice Cream " , " Up and Down " , " No Presents Please " (Zen
Zen Tails Collection: " Bruno Dreams of Ice Cream " , " Up and Down " , " No Presents Please " (Zen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Zen in a Wild Country: Solo Wilderness Meditation
Zen in a Wild Country: Solo Wilderness Meditation 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
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كتاب كوچك ژرف اندیشی
كتاب كوچك ژرف اندیشی 4.22 avg rating — 49 ratings
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Butterflies on a Sea Wind: Beginning Zen
Butterflies on a Sea Wind: Beginning Zen 3.80 avg rating — 41 ratings
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قدرت حال
قدرت حال 4.15 avg rating — 429,687 ratings
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How to Meditate: A Practical Guide
How to Meditate: A Practical Guide 4.10 avg rating — 554 ratings
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نیمه تاریک وجود
نیمه تاریک وجود 4.06 avg rating — 8,686 ratings
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Zen Soup: Tasty Morsels of Wisdom from Great Minds East & West
Zen Soup: Tasty Morsels of Wisdom from Great Minds East & West 3.91 avg rating — 105 ratings
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تفکر زائد
تفکر زائد 3.76 avg rating — 349 ratings
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