Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen
ISBN: 0060197854

Shunryu Suzuki's first book, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, published in 1971, continues to be one of the world's most valued books on Buddhism. Now the long-awaited companion volume, Not Always So, has arrived. Chosen and edited by Edward Espe Brown, bestselling author and student of Suzuki's, the lectures are taken from the last three years of Suzuki's life. His maturity as a teacher with a deep commitment to conveying his message is warmly and fully expressed in Not Always So. Suzuki voices Zen in everyday language, with humor and good-heartedness. While offering sustenance much like a mother or father lending a hand, Suzuki encourages you to find your own way. Rather than emphasizing specific directions and techniques, his teaching encourages you to touch and know your true heart and to express yourself fully. Suzuki's words do not seem to come from outside, but awaken a voice arising from your own being. Topics in this volume include living in each moment, being kind to yourself, and "wherever you are, enlightenment is there." Whether speaking about changing your karma or walking like an elephant (slowly, without any idea of hasty gain), Suzuki's guidance empowers freedom rather than prescribes thought. This extraordinary new collection allows Suzuki's presence to enter your life in the form of a wise, warmhearted friend. Not Always So is a wonderful gift for anyone seeking spiritual fulfillment and inner peace.

The Tassajara Bread Book
ISBN: 157062089X

The 25th anniversary edition of the book that started a generation of Americans baking--now with exciting new recipes--hailed by the Washington Post as "the bible for bread baking." Includes 113 fabulous recipes for breads, pastries, desserts, and more. 2 halftones. 31 line drawings.

Tassajara Cooking
ISBN: 0394741935 (revised edition)
ISBN: 0394709497 (original edition)

This is a book to help you actually cook --a cooking book.  The recipes are not for you to follow, they are for you to create, invent, test. It explains things you need to know, and things to watch out for. There are plenty of things left for you to discover, learn, stumble upon.  Blessings.  You are on your own.  Together with everything.

This book is out of print, so price will vary.

The Tassajara Recipe Book
ISBN: 1570625808

Ed Brown introduces 100 or so vegetarian recipes with charming stories and poems about where they came from, suggestions for how and when to serve them, and precise instructions for making them perfectly, or at least good enough to swallow.

Tomato Blessings and Radish Teachings: Finding Your Way in the Kitchen: Stories and Recipes
ISBN: 1573220388

For more than 30 years, cooking has sustained and enriched Ed Brown's life. A Zen priest and a master chef, he has found that cooking is healing, meditative, artful and joyous; preparing each meal can be an act of generosity and love. In Tomato Blessings and Radish Teachings, he brings together his practice of both Zen meditation and cooking to tell stories that delight our spirits--and teach us how to create many of his most beloved recipes, from ginger muffins to potato leek soup. Here is a book for the willing cook in all of us--an inspiration for everyone who enjoys the pleasure of a great cook's company.

This book is out of print, so prices will vary.

Greens Cookbook
ISBN: 0767908236

The Greens Cookbook is that rarity, a book that truly represents a revolution in cooking. Here are the recipes that helped to create the boldly original and highly successful Greens Restaurant on San Francisco Bay. Not only for vegetarians, this book caters to everyone who seeks delight in cooking and eating. Using an extraordinary range of fresh ingredients in imaginative and delicious ways, it shows how to present a feast for the eyes as well as for the palate.

Written by Deborah Madison with Ed's assistance.