Zen Philosophy Books


A Flower Does Not Talk; Zen EssaysA Flower Does Not Talk; Zen Essays
Best Price: $14.54
This book is a collection of zen essays written by Zenkei Shibayama, abbot of the Nanzenji...
Going Beyond the Pairs: The Coincidence of Opposites in German Romanticism, Zen, and DeconstructionGoing Beyond the Pairs: The Coincidence of Opposites in German Romanticism, Zen, and Deconstruction
Best Price: $54.49
Argues that German Romanticism, Zen Buddhism, and deconstruction, for all their cultural...
Nature Guided Therapy: Brief Integrative Strategies For Health And Well BeingNature Guided Therapy: Brief Integrative Strategies For Health And Well Being
Best Price: $43.92
Pintura Zen: Metodo y arte del Sumi-ePintura Zen: Metodo y arte del Sumi-e
Best Price: $19.35
The principal aspects of Zen painting and the sumi-e method?are explained in this book?with a...
The Zen of OrganizingThe Zen of Organizing
Best Price: $24.99
I have been so excited about Regina Leeds books. The first one I read was "The Zen of...


Healing Zen: Buddhist Wisdom on Compassion, Caring, and Caregiving--for Yourself and OthersHealing Zen: Buddhist Wisdom on Compassion, Caring, and Caregiving--for Yourself and Others
Best Price: $7.50
Zen is Compassion, Healing, Spiritual, and Ordinary I feel deeply touched and inspired by Ellen...
Lectures On The Ten Oxherding PicturesLectures On The Ten Oxherding Pictures
Best Price: $22.70
Zen Action: Zen PersonZen Action: Zen Person
Best Price: $4.50
If, I were working on my PHD in comparative religions and or, writting a thesis on the subject...
Taking the Kalachakra InitiationTaking the Kalachakra Initiation
Best Price: $6.98
This book could have had the sub-title 'A practical guide to the Initiation'. Berzin manages to...
Zen in Medieval Vietnam : A Study and Translation of Thien Uyen Tap Anh (Classics in East Asian Buddhism)Zen in Medieval Vietnam : A Study and Translation of Thien Uyen Tap Anh (Classics in East Asian Buddhism)
Best Price: $54.45
Although this is an English translation of the Thien Uyen Tap Anh Luc, it hinted at various...


Classics of Buddhism and Zen, Volume 3: The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary (Classics of Buddhism and Zen)Classics of Buddhism and Zen, Volume 3: The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary (Classics of Buddhism and Zen)
Best Price: $15.99
Essential translations of the classic texts of Buddhism and Zen! All Five Volumes of Classics...
Toward a Philosophy of Zen BuddhismToward a Philosophy of Zen Buddhism
Best Price: $16.94
An extremely well written and well organized explanation in Western terms of the processes of...
Samurai ZenSamurai Zen
Best Price: $5.93
I have read over the Amazon.com reviews on Samurai Zen and I believe that they are all...
Thich Nhat Hanh: The Joy of Full ConsciousnessThich Nhat Hanh: The Joy of Full Consciousness
Best Price: $5.00
In 1999 two French journalists spent time with Buddhist Zen master and Vietnamese monk Thich...
Zen Inklings: Some Stories, Fables, Parables, and Sermons (Buddhism & Eastern Philosophy)Zen Inklings: Some Stories, Fables, Parables, and Sermons (Buddhism & Eastern Philosophy)
Donald Richie strays from his core strength, Japaense cinema, and writes stories - some...

Buddhist Advice for Living and Liberation: Nagarjuna's Precious GarlandBuddhist Advice for Living and Liberation: Nagarjuna's Precious Garland
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This text provides the reader with clear advice on compassion, ethics and chairty. It's advice...
Soul Sword: The Way and Mind of a WarriorSoul Sword: The Way and Mind of a Warrior
Best Price: $82.53
I bought Soul Sword some years ago and recently reread it. This is a classic. I have given...
Tomato blessings and radish teachingsTomato blessings and radish teachings
Edward Espe Brown teaches Buddhism through the compassionate observation of the ordinary, in an...
At Home in the Muddy Water: The Zen of Living with Everyday ChaosAt Home in the Muddy Water: The Zen of Living with Everyday Chaos
Best Price: $17.68
I come back to this book time and time again because each time I realize something new. It is...
to Know Yourself (Tuttle Library of Enlightenment)to Know Yourself (Tuttle Library of Enlightenment)
Best Price: $6.00
Albert Low is the director of the Montreal Zen Centre. Born in London, a Dharma heir of Philip...

Nirvana in a Nutshell: 157 Zen MeditationsNirvana in a Nutshell: 157 Zen Meditations
Best Price: $5.95
It takes endless thoughtfulness to provoke a reader to look for thoughtlessness within himself....
The Sayings of Layman P'ang: A Zen Classic of ChinaThe Sayings of Layman P'ang: A Zen Classic of China
Best Price: $10.36
Layman P'ang (740-808) was a Chan/Zen Buddhist who serves as a model for Buddhist practice for...
Zen Wisdom: Magnetic Quotes and Proverbs (Magnetic Wisdom)Zen Wisdom: Magnetic Quotes and Proverbs (Magnetic Wisdom)
Best Price: $4.49
"Leap and the net shall find you." Zen titles are perennial bestsellers, beloved by...
Way Of Liberation: Essays And Lectures On The Transformation Of The SelfWay Of Liberation: Essays And Lectures On The Transformation Of The Self
Best Price: $6.45
In 'The Way of Liberation', Alan Watts offers a "rich selection of literay works and...
Sound of 1 HandSound of 1 Hand
Though translated flawlessly, the presentation of this text poses something of a problem, being...

Immovable Wisdom: The Art of Zen Strategy : The Teachings of Takuan SohoImmovable Wisdom: The Art of Zen Strategy : The Teachings of Takuan Soho
Best Price: $29.99
Synopsis: Zen Master Takuan Soho (1573-1645) was living proof of the saying, "If you...
A Zen Forest: Zen Sayings (Companions for the Journey)A Zen Forest: Zen Sayings (Companions for the Journey)
Best Price: $8.02
The essence of Zen is contained here. First compiled in 16th and 17th century Japan, the sayings...
Anger: The Seven Deadly SinsAnger: The Seven Deadly Sins
Best Price: $3.63
The jewel in the crown of the New York Public Library's uneven 7 Deadly Sins series, Robert...
Anger: The Seven Deadly SinsAnger: The Seven Deadly Sins
Best Price: $3.63
The jewel in the crown of the New York Public Library's uneven 7 Deadly Sins series, Robert...
Breath by BreathBreath by Breath
Best Price: $18.94
mindfullness of the breath. and opener of many doors. larry quotes the buddha... "the...

The Zen of HappinessThe Zen of Happiness
Best Price: $4.06
This book has little to nothing to do with Zen. It presents a series of trite comments about...
Only Don't Know: The Teaching Letters of Zen Master Seung SahnOnly Don't Know: The Teaching Letters of Zen Master Seung Sahn
Best Price: $8.75
Classics of Buddhism and Zen, Volume 5: The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary (Classics of Buddhism and Zen)Classics of Buddhism and Zen, Volume 5: The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary (Classics of Buddhism and Zen)
Best Price: $16.54
Essential translations of the classic texts of Buddhism and Zen! All Five Volumes of Classics...
AWAKENING TO ZEN: The Teachings of Roshi Philip KapleauAWAKENING TO ZEN: The Teachings of Roshi Philip Kapleau
Best Price: $3.11
I was prepared to not like "Awakening to Zen" when it was given to me by one of my...
The Wisdom of Solitude: A Zen Retreat in the WoodsThe Wisdom of Solitude: A Zen Retreat in the Woods
Best Price: $6.00
Maybe you've been in a similar situation: I was talking with a Zen monk, lamenting how I...

Zen Soup (Arkana)Zen Soup (Arkana)
Best Price: $5.98
This is a collection of quotes. Quotes that are divided up and categorized under "aspects...
The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima (Spiritual Masters)The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima (Spiritual Masters)
Best Price: $7.63
The Laughing Buddha Of Tofukuji: The Life Of Zen Master Keido Fukushima by Ishwar C. Harris...
The Couch and the Tree: Dialogues Between Psychoanalysis and BuddhismThe Couch and the Tree: Dialogues Between Psychoanalysis and Buddhism
This anthology traces the developing relationship of psychoanalysis (PA) & Zen (Z) over...
Mountains are Mountains and Rivers are Rivers: Applying Eastern Teachings to Everyday LifeMountains are Mountains and Rivers are Rivers: Applying Eastern Teachings to Everyday Life
Best Price: $21.95
It's hard not to notice the proliferation of books on Buddhism, Meditation and Eastern thought...
The Blue Heron Ranch Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from a Zen Retreat CenterThe Blue Heron Ranch Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from a Zen Retreat Center
Best Price: $12.93
As a collector of cookbooks for 40 years, I believe this is one of the most beautiful, useful...

Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva PreceptsBeing Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts
Best Price: $47.63
Tenshin Reb Anderson is one of the original exponents of American Zen. The Midwestern Anderson...
The Zen Teachings of RinzaiThe Zen Teachings of Rinzai
Rinzai was the founder of one of the main schools of Zen Buddhism. This record of his life,...
Second Zen Reader (Tut books)Second Zen Reader (Tut books)
Best Price: $69.99
Good introduction to Japanese Zen texts. The pieces are fairly short, but include a decent...
The Way of Korean ZenThe Way of Korean Zen
Best Price: $196.88
The power and simplicity of the Korean Zen tradition shine in this collection of teachings by a...
Teachings of ZenTeachings of Zen
Best Price: $4.39
A superb collection of short Zen texts, translated into easy accessible language for us...

Good Life: A Zen Precepts Retreat with Cheri HuberGood Life: A Zen Precepts Retreat with Cheri Huber
Best Price: $3.50
Editor Sara Jenkins compiles questions, answers, comments, and confrontations between Zen...
The Ring of the Way: Testament of a Zen MasterThe Ring of the Way: Testament of a Zen MasterZen and Western ThoughtZen and Western Thought
Best Price: $16.11
BETWEEN ZEN AND WESTERN THOUGHT. MASAO ABE TRULY DESERVES READING. A FANTASTIC EXPOSURE OF A...
ZenZen
Best Price: $3.44
This is a well-written, authentic and worthy introduction to the history, ideal, and practice of...
Book of Serenity: One Hundred Zen DialoguesBook of Serenity: One Hundred Zen Dialogues
Best Price: $30.00
This book contains profound wisdom, but it is still fun to read..Read it if you are at all...

A Zen Romance: One Woman's Adventures in a MonasteryA Zen Romance: One Woman's Adventures in a Monastery
Best Price: $0.99
Far from being a self-aggrandizing memoir, a travelogue or a spiritual manual, this book reads...
Enthronement: The Recognition of the Reincarnate Masters of Tibet and the HimalayasEnthronement: The Recognition of the Reincarnate Masters of Tibet and the Himalayas
Best Price: $6.25
1.Jamgon Kongtrul The 1st is the Great Master, when using his word please also show the Tibetan...
Open Mind Zen: A Guide to MeditationOpen Mind Zen: A Guide to Meditation
Best Price: $8.58
It's not often that books on Zen are really fun, but this one was. I am a lay practitioner, and...
The Spirit of Zen - A Way of Life, Work and Art in the Far EastThe Spirit of Zen - A Way of Life, Work and Art in the Far East
Best Price: $24.45
Alan Watts was very young when he wrote this book. But, obviously, his consciousness was wide...
Reading Zen in the Rocks: The Japanese Dry Landscape GardenReading Zen in the Rocks: The Japanese Dry Landscape Garden
Best Price: $49.97
A Frenchman explaining Zen and Japanese gardens, translated into English, makes for an...

Osho on Zen: A Stream of Consciousness ReaderOsho on Zen: A Stream of Consciousness Reader
Best Price: $20.00
Frankly I did not know what to expect before reading this book, since I am new to the world of...
Enlightenment in Dispute: The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth-Century ChinaEnlightenment in Dispute: The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth-Century China
Best Price: $57.21
Enlightenment in Dispute is the first comprehensive study of the revival of Chan Buddhism in...
   
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