Zen Philosophy Books


Everything Yearned For: Manhae's Poems of Love and LongingEverything Yearned For: Manhae's Poems of Love and Longing
Best Price: $5.94
A beautiful translation of the poems of Han Yong-un, nom de plume Manhae. The book itself is...
Lotus in the FireLotus in the Fire
Best Price: $19.72
i couldn't put this book down. it makes you be greatful for the little things in life. ...
Zen Beyond All Words: A Western Zen Master's Instructions (Tuttle Library of Enlightenment)Zen Beyond All Words: A Western Zen Master's Instructions (Tuttle Library of Enlightenment)
Best Price: $54.94
I have read so many books on Zen and Buddhism, spent countless hours in meditation, and this...
In This Very Moment: A Simple Guide to Zen BuddhismIn This Very Moment: A Simple Guide to Zen Buddhism
Best Price: $8.57
This is a great easy-to-read book by a real master. He presents the material in a digestible...
The Tao of SportsThe Tao of Sports
Best Price: $6.16
Sports today seems all to often to be poisoned by greed, incivility, and violence. Part...


Studies in Ch'an and Hua-Yen (Studies in East Asian Buddhism, No. 1)Studies in Ch'an and Hua-Yen (Studies in East Asian Buddhism, No. 1)
Best Price: $20.00
This is a valuable contribution to the field of Chinese Buddhist studies. It contains important...
Opening the Hand of Thought: Approach to Zen (Arkana)Opening the Hand of Thought: Approach to Zen (Arkana)
Three Books by Kosho Uchiyama, February 21, 2000 Reviewer: Eric Arbiter from Houston, TX ...
A Flower Does Not Talk; Zen EssaysA Flower Does Not Talk; Zen Essays
Best Price: $13.50
This book is a collection of zen essays written by Zenkei Shibayama, abbot of the Nanzenji...
A Flower Does Not Talk; Zen EssaysA Flower Does Not Talk; Zen Essays
Best Price: $13.50
This book is a collection of zen essays written by Zenkei Shibayama, abbot of the Nanzenji...
Pintura Zen: Metodo y arte del Sumi-ePintura Zen: Metodo y arte del Sumi-e
Best Price: $19.36
The principal aspects of Zen painting and the sumi-e method?are explained in this book?with a...


Lectures On The Ten Oxherding PicturesLectures On The Ten Oxherding Pictures
Best Price: $22.70
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: $51.28
Although this is an English translation of the Thien Uyen Tap Anh Luc, it hinted at various...
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...
Buddhist Advice for Living and Liberation: Nagarjuna's Precious GarlandBuddhist Advice for Living and Liberation: Nagarjuna's Precious Garland
Best Price: $6.98
This text provides the reader with clear advice on compassion, ethics and chairty. It's advice...

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...
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...
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...
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...

The Zen of HappinessThe Zen of Happiness
Best Price: $66.88
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: $8.50
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: $3.67
I was prepared to not like "Awakening to Zen" when it was given to me by one of my...
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: $7.94
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...
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,...
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...

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: $16.07
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...
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: $57.11
Enlightenment in Dispute is the first comprehensive study of the revival of Chan Buddhism in...

Classics of Buddhism and Zen, Volume 4: The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary (Classics of Buddhism and Zen)Classics of Buddhism and Zen, Volume 4: The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary (Classics of Buddhism and Zen)
Best Price: $15.89
Essential translations of the classic texts of Buddhism and Zen! All Five Volumes of...
The Story of Chinese Zen (Tuttle Library of Enlightenment)The Story of Chinese Zen (Tuttle Library of Enlightenment)
Best Price: $45.00
I have finally found a concise yet thourough story of Zen Buddhism ...it is a book called THE...
Two Arrows Meeting in Mid-air (Tuttle Library of Enlightenment)Two Arrows Meeting in Mid-air (Tuttle Library of Enlightenment)
Best Price: $51.93
This book is poorly made. The binding split in the middle half of the book, which made several...
Easy-to-Use Zen: Refresh and Calm Your Mind, Body and Spirit with the Wisdom of ZenEasy-to-Use Zen: Refresh and Calm Your Mind, Body and Spirit with the Wisdom of Zen
Best Price: $3.60
At only 160 pages, this book is not as intimidating for the beginner as some other books. I...
Record of Things HeardRecord of Things Heard
Best Price: $10.05
Record of Things Heard, is the master translator, Thomas Cleary's translation of the...

Zen From The Upper Dorm BunkZen From The Upper Dorm Bunk
Best Price: $2.99
Zen From the Upper Dorm Bunk: The Uncommon Common Sense of Life is the first self-help book of...
Morning Dew Drops of the Mind: Teachings of a Contemporary Zen MasterMorning Dew Drops of the Mind: Teachings of a Contemporary Zen Master
Best Price: $5.28
These are teachings from a Rinzai Master that are truly non sectarian in scope. The fourth...
Zen From The Upper Dorm BunkZen From The Upper Dorm Bunk
Best Price: $2.99
Zen From the Upper Dorm Bunk: The Uncommon Common Sense of Life is the first self-help book of...
Zen Ritual: Studies of Zen Buddhist Theory in PracticeZen Ritual: Studies of Zen Buddhist Theory in Practice
Best Price: $76.42
Book Review (corrected - I wrongly attributed the quote from Albert Welter to Michel Mohr) ...
The Sage's Way: Teachings and CommentariesThe Sage's Way: Teachings and Commentaries
Best Price: $18.00
This simple story that reveals the true nature of teacher. I have often wondered how to tell...

A Presence Behind the Lens: Photography And ReflectionsA Presence Behind the Lens: Photography And Reflections
Best Price: $19.99
This book was my father's first, written over the course of 2 years and published when he was 78...
Zen Masters of Meditation in Images & WritingsZen Masters of Meditation in Images & Writings
Best Price: $63.34
Zen and the LadyZen and the Lady
Best Price: $10.92
This is the personal story of a woman's journey into Zen, beginning in her 70th year and...
The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching Practice and EnglightenmentThe Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching Practice and Englightenment
Best Price: $15.99
I have read the "Three pillars of Zen" on a number of occasions including the...
Zen O'Clock: Time To BeZen O'Clock: Time To Be
Best Price: $3.03
Although other reviews refer to ancient wisdom, this book is not a collection of quotes by...

Buddha from Korea: The Zen Teachings of T'aegoBuddha from Korea: The Zen Teachings of T'aego
Best Price: $12.80
A very good informational book about the much overlooked Zen tradition in Korea. Most Zen in the...
    
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