Santa Clara University

Books on Zen

LIST OF RECOMMENDED READINGS ON ZEN

FOR BEGINNERS

• The Key: And the Name of the Key is Willingness, by Cheri Huber
• Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
• That Which You are Seeking is Causing You to Seek, by Cheri Huber
• Nothing Happens Next: Response to Questions About Meditation, by Cheri Huber
• Nothing Special: Living Zen, by Joko Beck
• Everyday Zen: Love and Work, by Joko Beck
• Being Peace, by  Thich Nhat Hanh
• Dropping Ashes on the Buddha, by Seung Sahn
• Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen, By Suzuki Roshi

FOR MID-LEVEL

• Trying to Be Human: Zen Talks From Cheri Huber, by Cheri Huber
• Sweet Zen: Dharma Talks From Cheri Huber, by Cheri Huber
• Being Zen: Bringing Meditation to Life, by Joko Beck
• When Things Fall Apart, by Pema Chodron
• After the Ecstasy the Laundry, by Jack Kornfield

FOR ADVANCED

• Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen, by Dogen
• Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai, by Suzuki Roshi
• Transformation at the Base, by Thich Nhat Hanh
• The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, by Thich Nhat Hanh
• Trust in Mind, by Mu Soeng
• The Compass of Zen, by Seung Sahn
• No Escape, by Pema Chondron