Zen Buddhism

Part 1
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
by Thich Nhat Hanh
In the rush of modern life, we tend to lose touch with the peace that is available in each moment. World-renowned Zen master, spiritual leader, and author Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to make positive use of the very situations that usually pressure

The Religion of the Samurai: A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan
by Kaiten Nukariya
Buddhism is geographically divided into two schools - the Southern, the older and simpler, and the Northern, the later and more developed faith. The former, based mainly on the Pali texts is known as Hinayana (small vehicle), or the inferior doctrine

Situating Yourself: What Is Our Purpose Here?
Just Listen
by Nancy O'Hara
Like everyone else, you probably are searching for something in this life to satisfy a dream, a longing, or something that you can't even name. As you begin to read this book you may even have an agenda for yourself.

Bodhidharma's Vast Emptiness: Forgetting Who You Are and Making Use of Nothing
Bring Me the Rhinoceros
by John Tarrant
If you are in a tight spot and nothing has worked, you probably think that you need a transcendent piece of wisdom to rely on. You might think that you need a foothold or a handhold.

Wholeness: Becoming Aware of Wholeness

An elegant and practical book on Zen and the art of healing and helping. Every day new research attests to the link between spirituality and health. In Healing Zen, nursing professor and Zen teacher Ellen Birx focuses on the Buddhist concept of healing

Melting Snow
The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating Your Artistic Life
by John Daido Loori
In the fall of 1980, after I completed Zen training in Los Angeles with my teacher, Maezumi Roshi, I came to the East Coast with the intention of establishing a Zen arts center-a place where Zen training would be used as the vehicle for studying