There are many books available on Zen and on Buddhism in general. The following works are recommended either because they are particularly informative, or because they are relevant to the Soto School of Zen as practiced by the Chapel Hill Zen Center. |
Soto Zen |
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Chapel Hill Zen Center |
Chant Book |
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Tenshin Reb Anderson |
Bring Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts |
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Charlotte Joko Beck |
Everyday Zen |
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Edward Espe Brown |
The Most Important Point: Zen Teachings of Edward Espe Brown, edited by Danny S. Parker |
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David Chadwick |
Crooked Cucumber, the Life and Zen Teachings of Shunryu Suzuki |
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Francis Cook |
How to Raise an Ox |
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Dainin Katagiri |
Returning to Silence, Zen in Daily Life |
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Jakusho Kwong |
No Beginning, No End: The Intimate Heart of Zen |
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Bokusan Nishiari, et al., translators |
Dogen's Genjokoan: Three Commentaries |
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Shohaku Okumura |
Realizing Genjokoan, the Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo |
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Shinshu Roberts |
Being Time |
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Shunryu Suzuki |
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind |
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Kazuaki Tanahashi, |
Moon in a Dewdrop, Writings of Zen Master Dogen |
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Kosho Uchiyama |
How to Cook Your Life |
Other Buddhist Books |
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Pema Chodron |
When Things Fall Apart |
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Darlene Cohen |
Turning Suffering Inside Out: A Zen Approach to Living with Physical and Emotional Pain |
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Henepola Gunaratana |
Mindfulness in Plain English |
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Taigen D. Leighton with |
Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi |
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Walpola Rahula |
What the Buddha Taught |
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Larry Rosenberg and |
Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation |
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Thich Nhat Hanh |
Miracle of Mindfulness |
Meditation Cushions, Benches, & Clothing |
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Micaville, NC |
Carolina Morning Designs |
Hillsborough, NC |
Sitting Wear (meditation robes) |
Oryoki Practice Instruction |
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