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 Blue Cliff Record
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  • The Heart of Being: Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen Buddhism
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  • The Wholehearted Way: A Translation of Eihei Dogen's Bendowa
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  • The Book of Serenity: One Hundred Zen Dialogues
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  • The Gateless Barrier: Zen Comments on the Mumonkan
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  • Flowers Fall: A Commentary on Zen Master Dogen's Genjokoan
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  • Invoking Reality: Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen
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  • How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment
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  • Dogen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community: A Translation of Eihei Shingi
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  • Enlightenment Unfolds
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  • Shobogenzo-Zuimonki
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  • Dogen's Manuals of Zen Meditation
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  • Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts'an's Classic
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  • Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals
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  • Only Don't Know: Selected Teaching Letters of Zen Master Seung Sahn
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