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Recommended reading

 

"Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality."  - Shunryu Suzuki, Not Always So.

 

 

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Useful books for newcomers (and great refeshers for old timers)
 
 
 

Thich Nhat Hahn: Being Peace, and the Miracle of Mindfulness. 

 

Suzuki Roshi: Zen Mind, Beginners Mind .

 

Pema Chodron: When Things Fall Apart.

 

Cheri Huber: Suffering Is Optional: Three Keys to Freedom and Joy

 

Bhante Gunaratana: Mindfulness in Plain English.

 

Ezra Bayda: At Home in the Muddy Water: The Zen of Living with Everyday Chaos.

 

Jack Kornfield: A Path With Heart.

 

Charlotte Joko Beck: Everyday Zen

 

 

 

 

 

Books for reflection and to possibly stretch our boundaries

I Am That, by Nisargadatta Maharaj

 

Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time, by Katagiri Roshi.

 

The Selfish Gene, by Richard Dawkins

 

For Those with Little Dust: Pointers on the Teachings of Ramana Maharshi, by Arthur Osborne

 

The Silent Question: Meditating in the Stillness of Not-Knowing, by Toni Packer

 

Freedom Evolves, by Daniel Dennet

 

The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng, Trans. by Red Pine

 

The Meme Machine, by Susan Blackmore

 

Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti, by J. Krishnamurti

From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment/Refining Your Life, by Kosho Uchiyama 

 

Appreciate Your Life: The Essence of Zen Practice, by Taizan Maezumi, Roshi

 

The Sacred Path of the Warrior, by Chogyam Trungpa  

 

 

 

 

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