Collection: Recommended Reading

The founder of Zen, Bodhidharma, said that Zen does not rely on words and letters. However, most western Buddhist practitioners are not familiar with the historical, philosophical and psychological underpinnings of the tradition, so Buddhist Study is critical to establishing a sound religious practice. Though words are not the same as the reality they describe, when used skillfully, they can act as a medium for direct realization. These titles come from the Mountains & Rivers Order's Recommended Reading List.
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  • The Heart of Compassion: The Thirty-seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva
    The Heart of Compassion: The Thirty-seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva
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  • Contemplative Caregiving: Finding Healing, Compassion, and Spiritual Growth through End-of-Life Care
    Contemplative Caregiving: Finding Healing, Compassion, and Spiritual Growth through End-of-Life Care
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  • Making Friends with Death: A Buddhist Guide to Encountering Mortality
    Making Friends with Death: A Buddhist Guide to Encountering Mortality
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  • Finding the Still Point: A Beginner's Guide to Zen Meditation
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  • The Eight Gates of Zen: A Program of Zen Training
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  • Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions
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  • Zen and Psychotherapy: Partners in Liberation
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  • The Wakeful Body: Somatic Mindfulness as a Path to Freedom
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  • The Heroic Heart: Awakening Unbound Compassion
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  • How We Live Is How We Die
    How We Live Is How We Die
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  • The Bodhisattva Path: Commentary on the Vimalakirti and Ugrapariprccha Sutras
    The Bodhisattva Path: Commentary on the Vimalakirti and Ugrapariprccha Sutras
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  • Enjoying the Ultimate: Commentary on the Nirvana Chapter of the Chinese Dharmapada
    Enjoying the Ultimate: Commentary on the Nirvana Chapter of the Chinese Dharmapada
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  • Turning Words: Transformative Encounters with Buddhist Teachers
    Turning Words: Transformative Encounters with Buddhist Teachers
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  • Passing Through the Gateless Barrier
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  • Cracking the Walnut
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