Episode 104: The Best Zen Books

Zen is the transmission outside of words. But there sure are a lot of books about Zen. We look at some of the best books on Zen. Soto Zen, that is. Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment Shunryu Suzuki: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings Philip Kapleau Roshi: The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment Shohaku Okumura: Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo Dogen's Genjo Koan: Three Commentaries Shohaku Okumura: The Mountains and Waters Sutra: A Practitioner's Guide to Dogen's "Sansuikyo" Steven Heine: Readings of Dōgen's "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye" Steven Heine: Dogen: Japan's Original Zen Teacher Taigen Dan Leighton: Visions of Awakening Space and Time: Dōgen and the Lotus Sutra Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: Deepest Practice, Deepest Wisdom: Three Fascicles from Shobogenzo with Commentary Kazuaki Tanahashi: Enlightenment Unfolds: the essential teachings of Dogen Kazuaki Tanahashi: Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen Will Johnson: The Posture of Meditation Barbara Hoetsu O'Brien: The Circle of the Way - A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World Jonathan Landaw & Stephan Bodian: Buddhism For Dummies Diana St. Ruth: Simple Guide to Zen Buddhism Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan, translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi Kazuaki Tanahashi: The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan Red Pine: The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain Norman Fischer & Susan Moon: What Is Zen?: Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind Stephen Batchelor: The Art of Solitude Brian Daizen Victoria: Zen at War Suggested BOOKS & MEDIA on Zen Practice (Treeleaf) If you want to get in touch, send an email to [email protected]. If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.