RECOMMENDED ZEN BOOKS
Introduction for Beginners
Taking the Path of Zen by Robert Aitken
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Introduction To Zen Koans: Learning The Language of Dragons by James Ishmael Ford
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Precepts
The Heart of Being: Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen Buddhism by John Daido Loori
Koan Practice
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Through Forests of Every Color: Awakening With Koans by Joan Sutherland.
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Bring Me The Rhinoceros And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life by John Tarrant
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​Great Doubt: Practicing Zen in the World by Boshan (Translated by Jeff Shore)
Shikantaza (Just Sitting Practice)
Zen Mind, Beginners Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
Opening The Hand of Thought by Kosho Uchiyama
Rituals and Sutras
Bringing the Sacred to Life: The Daily Practice of Zen Ritual by John Daido Loori
The Heart Sutra by Red Pine (Translator)
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Infinite Circle: Teachings In Zen by Bernie Glassman
Other
Making Zen Your Own: Giving Life To Twelve Golden Age Ancestors by Janet Jiryu Abels
The Eye Never Sleeps: Striking To The Heart Of Zen by Dennis Genpo Merzel
On Zen Practice: Body, Breath, And Mind by Taizan Maezumi and Bernie Glassman
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Wonderland: The Zen of Alice by Daniel Doen Silberberg