The Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra19 reviews Thich Nhat Hanh Parallax Press, 1988 Simplicity - Short in stature, long in wisdom. + Excellent commentary + "Wave is Water. Water is Wave"--everything co-exists. + Alive + Svaha! I finally got it!             Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind136 reviews Shunryu Suzuki Weatherhill, 1973 excellent intro to zen + a great book and even better b/c you can find it free online + A Beginner Always + A book that grows and dies with you + A must for your library             The Trail of Time: Time Measurement with Incense in East Asia (Needham Research Institute Studies)1 review Silvio A. Bedini Cambridge University Press, 1994 The Very Best Book on Incense Don't let the title fool you, besides information on Incense Clocks this book is the best researched and written book on incense in the English language. Over twenty-five years of research went into the endeavor, which will remain the English standard on incense for sometime to come. Silvio Bedini ...             The Zen Koan: Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen3 reviews Isshu Miura, Ruth Fuller Sasaki Harvest Books, 1966 A highly successful collaborative effort. + A classic, in its own way + One of my Favorites THE ZEN KOAN : Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen. By Isshu Miura and Ruth Fuller Sasaki. With Reproductions of Ten Drawings by Hakuin Ekaku. 156 pp. New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1965 and Reprinted. Although the word 'koan' has now entered the English language, there are still many who ...             Japanese Mandalas: Representations of Sacred Geography2 reviews Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis University of Hawaii Press, 1998 This is a fascinating and accessible book. + Circular Reasoning Professor ten Grotenhuis' book deserves a wide audience. Anyone interested in religious art will be delighted to find images of exceptional beauty illustrating a readable yet authoritative introduction to the worlds of the Japanese mandala. Specialists will be equally delighted to find that ten ...             The Blue Cliff Record4 reviews J.C. Cleary, Taizan Maezumi Roshi Shambhala, 1992 Still the only complete translation + Ancient Gong-An Practice + Honored to do Business + sparks off the blue cliff: a dharma classic             Early Madhyamika in India and China1 review Richard H. Robinson Orient Book Distributors, 1976 No Place Else You won't find much of the information in this book very easy to find anywhere else. How many Zen Buddhists have ever heard of the San-lun school, or know the early history of Buddhism coming to China? Were the treatises of the Beheaded Buddhist monk Seng-jao the basis of the Goi koans and "The ...             Gateless Barrier: Zen Comments on the Mumonkan4 reviews Zenkai Shibayama Shambhala, 2000 Great book, but burn it after you have read it! + striding towards mental liberation + A Solid Foundation for Zen Study + Simply the best!             Tsung-Mi and the Sinification of Buddhism (Studies in East Asian Buddhism, 16)1 review Peter N. Gregory University of Hawaii Press, 2002 Academic Quality An absolute must for anyone who wants to do an indepth study of Buddhism in China. Clearly explains the different ways of thinking in the various Buddhist schools in China. It is a shame we don't see more books of this quality from other authors.             Zen and the Birds of Appetite.14 reviews Thomas Merton New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1968 A little book with lots of meaning. + Ride your horse along the edge of the sword + Some Careful and Dispassionate Ado About Nothing + Paved With Good Intentions             Gateless Barrier: Zen Comments on the Mumonkan4 reviews Zenkai Shibayama Shambhala, 2000 Great book, but burn it after you have read it! + striding towards mental liberation + A Solid Foundation for Zen Study + Simply the best!             Early Madhyamika in India and China1 review Richard H. Robinson Orient Book Distributors, 1976 No Place Else You won't find much of the information in this book very easy to find anywhere else. How many Zen Buddhists have ever heard of the San-lun school, or know the early history of Buddhism coming to China? Were the treatises of the Beheaded Buddhist monk Seng-jao the basis of the Goi koans and "The ...             Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind136 reviews Shunryu Suzuki Weatherhill, 1973 excellent intro to zen + a great book and even better b/c you can find it free online + A Beginner Always + A book that grows and dies with you + A must for your library             Tsung-Mi and the Sinification of Buddhism (Studies in East Asian Buddhism, 16)1 review Peter N. Gregory University of Hawaii Press, 2002 Academic Quality An absolute must for anyone who wants to do an indepth study of Buddhism in China. Clearly explains the different ways of thinking in the various Buddhist schools in China. It is a shame we don't see more books of this quality from other authors.             The Blue Cliff Record4 reviews J.C. Cleary, Taizan Maezumi Roshi Shambhala, 1992 Still the only complete translation + Ancient Gong-An Practice + Honored to do Business + sparks off the blue cliff: a dharma classic             The Trail of Time: Time Measurement with Incense in East Asia (Needham Research Institute Studies)1 review Silvio A. Bedini Cambridge University Press, 1994 The Very Best Book on Incense Don't let the title fool you, besides information on Incense Clocks this book is the best researched and written book on incense in the English language. Over twenty-five years of research went into the endeavor, which will remain the English standard on incense for sometime to come. Silvio Bedini ...             Zen and the Birds of Appetite.14 reviews Thomas Merton New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1968 A little book with lots of meaning. + Ride your horse along the edge of the sword + Some Careful and Dispassionate Ado About Nothing + Paved With Good Intentions             The Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra19 reviews Thich Nhat Hanh Parallax Press, 1988 Simplicity - Short in stature, long in wisdom. + Excellent commentary + "Wave is Water. Water is Wave"--everything co-exists. + Alive + Svaha! I finally got it!             The Zen Koan: Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen3 reviews Isshu Miura, Ruth Fuller Sasaki Harvest Books, 1966 A highly successful collaborative effort. + A classic, in its own way + One of my Favorites THE ZEN KOAN : Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen. By Isshu Miura and Ruth Fuller Sasaki. With Reproductions of Ten Drawings by Hakuin Ekaku. 156 pp. New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1965 and Reprinted. Although the word 'koan' has now entered the English language, there are still many who ...             Japanese Mandalas: Representations of Sacred Geography2 reviews Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis University of Hawaii Press, 1998 This is a fascinating and accessible book. + Circular Reasoning Professor ten Grotenhuis' book deserves a wide audience. Anyone interested in religious art will be delighted to find images of exceptional beauty illustrating a readable yet authoritative introduction to the worlds of the Japanese mandala. Specialists will be equally delighted to find that ten ...