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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  • Buddhism: A Modern Perspective
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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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  • Stopping and Seeing: A Comprehensive Course in Buddhist Meditation
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  • The Lankavatara Sutra (Red Pine, trans.)
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  • The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Digha Nikaya (The Teachings of the Buddha)
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  • The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation
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  • The Places that Scare You
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  • The Platform Sutra
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  • The Roaring Stream: A New Zen Reader
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  • The Rule of Benedict: A Spirituality for the 21st Century
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  • The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Book of Natural Liberation Through Understanding in the Between
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  • The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi
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  • The Zen Teachings of Huang Po
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