Bibliography
All the Buddhist books I have taken notes from, with links if they are available free online. Updated 06/08/26.
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path by Jack Kornfield
Being Nobody, Going Nowhere: Meditations on the Buddhist Path by Ayya Khema
Buddha's Brain: the Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom by Rick Hanson, Ph.D., and Richard Mendius, M.D.
Buddhish: A Guide to the 20 Most Important Buddhist Ideas For the Curious and Skeptical by C. Pierce Salguero
Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening by Stephen Batchelor
Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha translated by Thomas Byrom, Shambhala Pocket Classics 1993 (link goes to a different edition)
Enlightenment is an accident: ancient wisdom and simple practices to make you accident prone by Tim Burkett
Essence of Chan, The by Guo Gu
Everyday Zen: Love & Work by Charlotte Joko Beck
Happiness is Overrated: Simple Lessons on Finding Meaning in Each Moment by Cuong Lu
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh
How to Raise an Ox: Zen practice as taught in Zen master Dogen's Shobogenzo by Francis Dojun Cook (2002)
How We Live is How We Die by Pema Chödrön
Illumination: a guide to the Buddhist method of no-method by Rebecca Li
The Method of No Method: The Chan Practice of Silent Illumination by Sheng Yen
Love for Imperfect Things by Haemin Sunim
"Living my vow," by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel in Lion's Roar, March 2021.
Meditation in Action by Chögyam Trungpa
Nothing Holy About It: The Zen of Being Just Who You Are by Tim Burkett
Novice to Master: An Ongoing Lesson in the Extent of My Own Stupidity by Soto Morinaga
Opening to Oneness: A Practical & Philosophical Guide to the Zen Precepts by Nancy Mujo Baker
Orthodox Chinese Buddhism by Sheng Yen
The Other Shore by Thich Nhat Hanh
Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chögyam Trungpa
A Spiritual Renegade's Guide to the Good Life by Lama Marut
Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation by Susan Piver
Taking the Path of Zen by Robert Aitken
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down by Haemin Sunim
The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment by Roshi Philip Kapleau (I read the 25th anniversary edition, this is the 1970 edition)
Wake Up: How to Practice Zen Buddhism by Bonnie Myotai Treace
Walking the Way: 81 Zen Encounters with the Tao Te Ching by Robert Meikyo Rosenbaum
The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva, revised translation and new preface by the Padmakara Translation Group (2006) (Link goes to a different edition.)
When Things Don't Go Your Way: Zen Wisdom for Difficult Times by Haemin Sunim
Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright
Zen and the Art of Anything by Hal W. French
Zen Beyond Mindfulness: Using Buddhist and Modern Psychology for Transformational Practice by Jules Shuzen Harris
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones by Paul Reps (link goes to a different edition than I read)
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki (Link goes to a book that is listed as the 2006 ed but it looks identical to my 2002 edition)













