Zen Mind Beginners Mind fell in to my lap one rainy
afternoon. It was the late fall of 2005 and nothing has been the same
and nothing has been different since I read and reread it.
Make
no mistake this is not some quick self help book, though it sure can be
helpful. It really is nothing more then a little old Zen Master giving a bunch of lectures that don't solve anything but sure do point to a road that you just might find interesting More About Zen Mind Beginner's Mind
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
by:Paul Reps & Nyogen Senzaki Zen Flesh, Zen Bones is one of those books that might
best be read for the first time as a child would listen to a parent
reading her a fairy tale. Hearing each word as if for the first time
and letting the words paint a narrative that is both amazing and
without expectation. The child lets the words flow over her and
transport her attention deeply into the moment.
Together Paul Reps and Nyogen Senzaki
have collected dozens of stories that show both the wonderful humor and
stark simplicity that are Zen.They have taken four distinct volumes and
made them into one More About Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
The Three Pillars of Zen
by:Philip Kapleau
In 1953 an American business man goes to Japan to find out what Zen
is all about. if you think that premise sounds like it might have been
ripped from a dime store detective novel your right.
Philip
Kapleau takes us on a journey into Zen using a descriptive narrative
full of color and intrigue. He populates the first part of the book
with his own doubts that can seem a bit silly to someone reading this
book 50+ years after it was written. More About The Three Pillars of Zen
