Zen Buddhism category: 725 books

This book will teach you:  •    What the Zen philosophy is about, it's history, and how to embody Zen daily, even in mundane situations, for a happier and more peaceful life •    How Zen can help you improve both friendly and romantic relationships through understanding yourself...

Texte intégral révisé suivi d'une biographie d'Alan Watts. Soucieux de rigueur, l'auteur de "L'Esprit du zen" et du "Bouddhisme zen" met les choses au point dans ce célèbre article d'une quarantaine de pages intitulé "Beat Zen, Square Zen et Zen". II y explique...

MUCH MORE THAN "ZEN." There is a lot here that will appeal to Buddhists, but this is a book from a unique perspective: that of the partner of the Zen monk. How does it feel to be left behind and also to be out of context in Japan? First and foremost, this is a book about seeking, and the...

This beautifully designed book will be cherished for generations. Written in the summer of 2013, Inside the Now contains the most recent, never before published commentaries and reflections of Thich Nhat Hanh on living in stillness and timelessness. The book begins with an autobiographical...

These thoughts are based on the "philosophy" of Zen Buddhism and day-to-day meditation practice. They should not be taken so seriously because they are not part of a dogma. They may be part of a way of life, a way of acting to make it simple and conscious. Meditation is the essence of this...

An indispensable map of a classic Zen text. “Mountains and waters are the expression of old buddhas.” So begins “Sansuikyo,” or “Mountains and Waters Sutra,” a masterpiece of poetry and insight from Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of the Soto school of Zen. Shohaku...

In Mind Body Zen, long-time Zen student, world-renowned Rolfer, and former philosophy professor Jeffrey Maitland combines his expertise across the mind-body-zen spectrum to help bridge the East-West gap in spiritual practice. Tackling the prevailing misconception that Zen is a philosophy, Maitland...

In this book, Shaw draws upon his knowledge of Asian culture and years of study in the martial arts to show us how we, too, can achieve higher understanding through the tenets of Zen Buddhism. Iado - the meditative way of the sword becomes a path to enlightenment. The first step is to learn to control...

It’s easy to regard time as a commodity—we even speak of "saving" or "spending" it. We often regard it as an enemy, when we feel it slipping away before we’re ready for time to be up. The Zen view of time is radically different than that: time is not something separate from...

Entangling Vines is a translation of the Shumon Kattoshu, the only major koan text to have been compiled in Japan rather than China. Most of the central koans of the contemporary Rinzai koan curriculum are contained in this work. Indeed, Kajitani Sonin (1914–1995)—former chief abbot of Shokoku-ji...

These wise and funny stories have been an inspiration to spiritual practice for more than twelve centuries, particularly for all those who follow the Buddhist path as laypeople. Layman P’ang (740–808) was a merchant and family man who one day put all his money and possessions in a boat and sunk...

The writings of Zen master Dogen are among the highest achievements not only of Japanese literature but of world literature. Dogen's writings are a near-perfect expression of truth, beautifully expressing the best of which the human race is capable. In this volume, Francis Cook presents ten selections...

Bring Me the Rhinoceros is an unusual guide to happiness and a can opener for your thinking. For fifteen hundred years, Zen koans have been passed down through generations of masters, usually in private encounters between teacher and student. This book deftly retells more than a dozen traditional...

Zen is essentially a practice and not a dogma; no amount of theory or discussion will ever take the place of a few minutes of practice. Among the many books about Zen, there are few that explain simply, to the interested beginner, how to do Zen-how to just sit down and begin to work toward fulfillment...