Zen Philosophy Books


Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into ValuesZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
Best Price: $3.99
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is perhaps the most tedious, pedantic, tiresome,...
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday LifePeace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Best Price: $6.00
This is one of the incredible diamonds that has been created for the human race - a book that...
Zen And the Art of HappinessZen And the Art of Happiness
Best Price: $5.75
I think this is a great little book. I am a Christian... where as some Christians think reading...
Buddhism Plain and SimpleBuddhism Plain and Simple
Best Price: $5.88
I have been searching for answers. This book gives them plainly and makes concepts easy to...
Zen in the Art of ArcheryZen in the Art of Archery
Best Price: $5.92
This is the famous little book that Minor White advised his pupils to read. It's an account by...


Osho Zen Tarot: The Transcendental Game Of ZenOsho Zen Tarot: The Transcendental Game Of Zen
Best Price: $15.64
Everytime I asked this tarot for an answer or guidance, it always gave me exactly what I needed...
The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and EnlightenmentThe Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment
Best Price: $8.44
The title for my review is something I read in the review sections. I am an American, don't...
Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of ZenNot Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen
Best Price: $5.92
I am very new to Zen and have read several books on the subject. I have practiced zazen for a...
Everyday Zen: Love and Work (Plus)Everyday Zen: Love and Work (Plus)
Best Price: $8.37
Charlotte Joko Beck's teaching here is unmitigated wisdom. I do not sit regularly, but I do...
The Way of ZenThe Way of Zen
Best Price: $7.31
This book consists of two parts. Part I is history and Part 2 contains Zen principles and...


An Introduction to Zen BuddhismAn Introduction to Zen Buddhism
Best Price: $4.95
Intro to Zen by Suzuki offers some common sense guides to living in our rushed, hectic world. ...
Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about RealityHardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality
Best Price: $7.99
This book is a mass of narcissism, pontification, and muddled thinking - sort of like life, come...
Zen Flesh Zen BOnes: A Collection of Zen and Pre-zen WritingsZen Flesh Zen BOnes: A Collection of Zen and Pre-zen Writings
Best Price: $5.50
This is one of the earliest Zen books available in English. ZEN FLESH, ZEN BONES is not...
Dropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teachings of Zen Master Seung SahnDropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn
Best Price: $5.40
This book is great! - and is that next step after you're done with "intro" books I...
The Depression Book: Depression as an Opportunity for Spiritual GrowthThe Depression Book: Depression as an Opportunity for Spiritual Growth
Best Price: $4.94
I'm a psychologist. I've read a lot of information on how to "treat" depression. When...

Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and ConsciousnessZen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness
Best Price: $18.99
The Author is a neurologist and a Zen practitioner. His skill at the field of neurology; I...
The Zen of EatingThe Zen of Eating
Best Price: $5.00
I purposely sought-out a book on the Zen of Dieting, and this was what came up in my search, so...
Do You Do It, or Does It Do You?: how to let the universe meditate youDo You Do It, or Does It Do You?: how to let the universe meditate you
Best Price: $17.79
Everyone is talking about Eckhardt Tolle these days. Just by coincidence, I was reading the New...
How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything: A WorkbookHow You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything: A Workbook
Best Price: $7.34
This journal is a fantastic journal for self-reflection. I have learned a great deal about...
The Zen Path Through DepressionThe Zen Path Through Depression
Best Price: $3.99
This book is enormously valuable for anyone who is depressed. The short discussions and...

The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-nengThe Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng
Best Price: $16.69
Hui-Neng's wisdom is straightforward and goes to the heart of enlightment. Red Pine (Bill...
Opening the Hand of Thought, Revised and Expanded Edition: Foundations of Zen Buddhist PracticeOpening the Hand of Thought, Revised and Expanded Edition: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
Best Price: $10.13
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi had a way of teaching in a manner that was straightforward, accessible, and...
The Compass of Zen (Shambhala Dragon Editions)The Compass of Zen (Shambhala Dragon Editions)
Best Price: $12.87
I first saw the hand-printed Compass of Zen at the Cambridge (MA) Zen Center years ago. Try to...
Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being TimeEach Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time
Best Price: $13.01
A direct road to realization of one's mind is to understand, deeply, the nature of impermanence...
Zen Bow, Zen Arrow: The Life and Teachings of Awa Kenzo, the Archery Master from "Zen in the Art of Archery"Zen Bow, Zen Arrow: The Life and Teachings of Awa Kenzo, the Archery Master from "Zen in the Art of Archery"
Best Price: $7.70
interesting and informative, but a little short for the money. If you read "zen in the art...

Being Zen: Bringing Meditation to LifeBeing Zen: Bringing Meditation to Life
Best Price: $7.89
"being zen" is one of the best books i've ever read. ezra bayda takes life, as it is,...
Zen and the Art of Poker: Timeless Secrets to Transform Your GameZen and the Art of Poker: Timeless Secrets to Transform Your Game
Best Price: $5.89
Im not a big fan of poker books. They tend to be very dry and difficult to apply the specific...
3  Bowls : Vegetarian Recipes from an American Zen Buddhist Monastery3 Bowls : Vegetarian Recipes from an American Zen Buddhist Monastery
Best Price: $6.00
This book not only conveys delicious, simple, vegan friendly, vegetarian recipes but it gives...
The Art of Strategy: A New Translation of Sun Tzu's Classic The Art of WarThe Art of Strategy: A New Translation of Sun Tzu's Classic The Art of War
Best Price: $7.99
what can i say? this book has changed my thinking for the better in many ways. i was able to...
The Samurai Series: The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure -The Way of the Samurai & Bushido - The Soul of JapanThe Samurai Series: The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure -The Way of the Samurai & Bushido - The Soul of Japan
Best Price: $12.42
Very useful compilation of three masterpieces. Although it isnt the most deep edition in terms...

Zen Keys: A Guide to Zen PracticeZen Keys: A Guide to Zen Practice
Best Price: $3.99
I purchased this book as a source of inspiration for my practice, however it turned out to be a...
Zen Brushwork: Focusing the Mind with Calligraphy and PaintingZen Brushwork: Focusing the Mind with Calligraphy and Painting
Best Price: $16.02
After studying Calligraphy here in Switzerland for a couple of years, I was looking for...
Zen Meditation Balls (Miniature Editions)Zen Meditation Balls (Miniature Editions)
Best Price: $3.58
I bought these meditation balls last year to use for exercising my hands for carpal tunnel...
Taking Our Places: The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing UpTaking Our Places: The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up
Best Price: $0.95
In this book Norman Fischer and four young boys undertake a joint journey of discovery what it...
The Key: And the Name of the Key Is WillingnessThe Key: And the Name of the Key Is Willingness
Best Price: $5.23
"Acceptance" is a lofty goal and yet a difficult one to achieve, especially when one's...

Ordinary Mind: Exploring the Common Ground of Zen & PsychotherapyOrdinary Mind: Exploring the Common Ground of Zen & Psychotherapy
Best Price: $5.75
This book gives a very clear and understandable explanation of many Buddhist as well as...
Zen and the Birds of Appetite.Zen and the Birds of Appetite.
Best Price: $7.32
This little set of essays on Zen Buddhism by one of the great Catholic thinkers of this century,...
The Zen Doctrine of No Mind: The Significance of the Sutra of Hui-Neng (Wei-LangThe Zen Doctrine of No Mind: The Significance of the Sutra of Hui-Neng (Wei-Lang
Best Price: $5.00
Whenever we are treated to a book written by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, the late Japanese academic...
Zen-Brain ReflectionsZen-Brain Reflections
Best Price: $21.50
Very interesting content but not well written - difficult to read. Often wondered exactly what...
What Time Is It? You Mean Now? : Advice for Life from the Zennest Master of Them AllWhat Time Is It? You Mean Now? : Advice for Life from the Zennest Master of Them All
Best Price: $1.92
I began this book with some trepidation as Yogi has always been looked upon as somewhat of a...

The Flowing Bridge: Guidance on Beginning Zen KoansThe Flowing Bridge: Guidance on Beginning Zen Koans
Best Price: $10.40
Koans such as “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” have become part of...
The Pocket Zen ReaderThe Pocket Zen Reader
Best Price: $2.45
great book to read about zen and the size is right. You can carry them around in your pocket and...
Zen GuitarZen Guitar
Best Price: $3.73
Honestly, this book is the biggest waste of $6 I've ever spent. I didn't expect a book of scales...
Journey to Center: Lessons in Unifying Body, Mind, and SpiritJourney to Center: Lessons in Unifying Body, Mind, and Spirit
Best Price: $3.25
Through a unique style of inspirational story telling, Thomas Crum generously offers some...
Tomato Blessings and Radish TeachingsTomato Blessings and Radish Teachings
Best Price: $127.62
Edward Espe Brown teaches Buddhism through the compassionate observation of the ordinary, in an...

Zen Is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, Author of "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind"Zen Is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, Author of "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind"
Best Price: $7.32
ZEN IS RIGHT HERE IS FUNNY AND PROFOUND AND JUST THE RIGHT LENGTH. IT BEARS READING OVER AND...
The Zen Way to Martial Arts: A Japanese Master Reveals the Secrets of the SamuraiThe Zen Way to Martial Arts: A Japanese Master Reveals the Secrets of the Samurai
Best Price: $7.17
A true master, the zen monk Deshimaru in approximately 100 pages is capable elaborating on the...
The Whole World is a Single Flower: 365 Kong-ans for Everyday Life with Questions and CommentaryThe Whole World is a Single Flower: 365 Kong-ans for Everyday Life with Questions and Commentary
Best Price: $12.95
Zen Master Seung Sanh iterally materialized in front of me at Walden Pond one day in 1988 and my...
Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record: Zen Comments by Hakuin and TenkeiSecrets of the Blue Cliff Record: Zen Comments by Hakuin and Tenkei
Best Price: $18.45
to me there was one comment made in this book, i believe it was by Tenkei Denson... "the...
Afterzen: Experiences of a Zen Student Out on His EarAfterzen: Experiences of a Zen Student Out on His Ear
Best Price: $3.84
If you have already read van de Weterings other 2 zen books (see reviews), you will find this...
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