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Books for Budding Buddhists
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The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen MonasteryThe Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery by Janwillem van de Wetering
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.00
This is the first book I read prom the P-O-V of a Western Monk in an Esatern Zen Monastery. I found it extremely inspiration and non-didactic. It has changed my life significantly, Wetering is great!
Afterzen: Experiences of a Zen Student Out on His EarAfterzen: Experiences of a Zen Student Out on His Ear by Janwillem van de Wetering
Buy new: $14.39 / Used from: $1.03
Another masterpiece by van de Wtering. HIghly recommended!
A Glimpse of Nothingness: Experiences in an American Zen CommunityA Glimpse of Nothingness: Experiences in an American Zen Community by Janwillem van de Wetering
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Dutch lay practitioner lives in an American Monastery, where life gets weird
Saffron Days in L.A.: Tales of a Buddhist Monk in AmericaSaffron Days in L.A.: Tales of a Buddhist Monk in America by Bhante Walpola Piyananda
Buy new: $15.80 / Used from: $2.40
humorous and wise reading
Trying to Be Human: Zen TalksTrying to Be Human: Zen Talks by Cheri Huber
Buy new: $10.00 / Used from: $2.97
Huber shows us that we are spirits trying to be human, not the other way around
Nothing Happens Next: Responses to Questions About MeditationNothing Happens Next: Responses to Questions About Meditation by Cheri Huber
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answers every question a beginning "sitter" needs to know; despels fears about meditation
Quest for the BelovedQuest for the Beloved by Kevin N. Roberts
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a gorgeous book explaining how we can find our true selves through the study of metaphysical/spiritual poetry
The Accidental BuddhistThe Accidental Buddhist by Dinty W. Moore
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $1.76
funny and quite practical; suffer al;ong with Dinty, then stop suffering with him
The Key: And the Name of the Key Is WillingnessThe Key: And the Name of the Key Is Willingness by Cheri Huber
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brilliant!
God: Myths of the Male DivineGod: Myths of the Male Divine by David Leeming
Buy new: $42.69 / Used from: $0.99
a wonderful look at God
The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for LivingThe Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by Dalai Lama
Buy new: $15.57 / Used from: $1.16
HIs Holiness reveals his "art of happiness"--wonderfully inspirational