Basic Buddhism & Zen
- An Introduction to Zen Buddhism, D. T. Suzuki and Carl Jung
- A Primer of Soto Zen, Reiho Masunaga
- Buddhist Thought in India, Conze
- Dhammapada, Ananda Maitreya
- Meditation in Action, Chogyam Trungpa
- Not Always So, Shunryu Suzuki and Edward Espe brown
- The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, Thich Nhat Hanh
- The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche
- What the Buddha Taught, Walpola Rahula
- Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind, Shunryu Suzuki
- How to Raise an Ox, Dogen, Francis Harold Cook, Taizan Maezumi Roshi
- Zen Keys: A guide to Zen Practice, Thich Nhat Hanh
- A Primer of Soto Zen, Dogen, Reiho Masunaga
- Beyond Thinking: A Guide to Zen Meditation, Dogen, Kazuaki Tanahashi, Norman Fischer
- Record of Things Heard, Dogen, Thomas F. Cleary
- From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment: Refining Your Life, Dogen, Kosho Uchiyama, Tom Wright
- The Wholehearted Way: A Translation of Eihei Dogen’s Bendowa, Kosho Uchiyama, Shohaku Okumura
- Dogen’s Extensive Record: A Translation of the Eihei Koroku, Shohaku Okumura, Taigen Daniel Leighton
- Dogen’s Formative Years in China, Takashi James Kodera
- Enlightenment Unfolds: The Essential Teachings of Zen master Dogen, Kazuaki Tanahashi
- Dogen’s Pure Standards for the Zen Community, Taigen Daniel Leighton and Shohaku Okumura
- Moon in a Dewdrop, Dogen
- Shobogenzo, Zen Essays, Dogen, Thomas F. Cleary
- Branches Streams Flow in the Darkness, Shunryu Suzuki, Mel Weitsman and Michael Wenger
- Crooked Cucumber, David Chadwick
- Not Always So, Shunryu Suzuki and Edward Espe Brown
- Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind, Shunryu Suzuki
Women in Buddhism
- Daughters of Emptiness: Poems of Chinese Buddhist Nuns, Beata Grant
- The First Buddhist Women: Translations and Commentaries on the Therigatha, Susan Murcott
- Women in Zen, Paula Arai
- Zen Women: Beyond Tea Ladies, Iron Maidens and Macho Masters, Grace Schireson
Koan Collections
- The Gateless Gate, The Classic Book of Zen Koans, Koun Yamada
- The Record of Transmitting the Light: Zen Master Keizan’s Denkoroku, Francis Cook
- Book of Serenity, Cleary
- Blue Cliff Record, Cleary
Sutras (Various commentaries available)
- Platform Sutra
- Diamond Sutra
- Heart Sutra
- Avatamsaka Sutra
- Lotus Sutra
- Surangama Sutra
- Vimalakirti Sutra
Other Authors
Pema Chodron
- When Things Fall Apart
- The Wisdom of No Escape
- Perfect Just As You Are
- No Time to Lose
- The Places That Scare You
- Start Where You Are
Thich Nhat Hanh
- Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
- Being Peace
- Breathe, You Are Alive! Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing
- Living Buddha, Living Christ
- Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
- Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
- Taming the Tiger Within: Meditation on Transforming Difficult Emotions
- The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering Into Peace, Joy & Liberation
- Transformation and Healing: Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness
- Transformation at the Base: Fifty Verses on the Nature of Consciousness
Jack Kornfield
- A Path with Heart
- After the Ecstasy, the Laundry
- Living Dharma
- Teachings of the Buddha
- The Art of Forgiveness
- The Wise Heart
Joseph Goldstein
- Seeking the Heart of Wisdom
- Insight Meditation
- The Experience of Insight
- The Path of Insight Meditation
Colleen Busch
- Fire Monks
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