Resources

Books:

Anderson, Reb. Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts, 2001.

Bayda, Ezra. At Home in the Muddy Water, 2003.

Bayda, Ezra. The Authentic Life: Zen Wisdom for Living Free From Complacency and Fear, 2014.

Bayda, Ezra. being zen: Bringing Meditation to Life, 2002.

Bayda, Ezra. Beyond Happiness: The Zen Way to True Contentment, 2010.

Bayda, Ezra. Zen Heart: Simple Advice for Living with Mindfulness and Compassion, 2008.

Batchelor, Stephen. After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age, 2015.

Batchelor, Stephen. Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening, 1997.

Beck, Charlotte Joko. Everyday Zen, 1998.

Beck, Charlotte Joko. Nothing Special: Living Zen, 1993.

Beck, Charlotte Joko. Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life and Practice, 2021.

Chadwick, David. Zen is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, 2021.

Chadwick, David. Zen Is Right Now: More Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind, Beginners Mind, 2021

Chadwick, David. Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teachings of Shunryu Suzuki. 1999.

Ellison, Koshin Paley. Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion, 2022.

Ellison, Koshin Paley. Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up, 2019.

Fischer, Norman. Taking Our Places: The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up, 2003.

Fischer, Norman. The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path, 2019.

Fischer, Norman. Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong, 2013.

Fischer, Norman. When You Greet Me I Bow: Notes and Reflections from a Live in Zen, 2021.

Hagen, Steve. Buddhism Plain and Simple, 1998.

Hartman, Zenkei Blanche. Seeds for a Boundless Life: Zen Teachings from the Heart, 2015.

Jenkins, Sara. Good Life: A Zen Precepts Retreat With Cheri Huber, ed. 1997

Ostaseski, Frank. The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully, 2017.

Rizzetto, Diane Eshin. Waking Up to What You Do: A Zen Practice for Meeting Everyday Situation with Intelligence and Compassion, 2005.

Suzuki, Shunryu. Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen, 2009.

Suzuki, Shunryu. (Mel Weisman and Michael Wenger, Eds.) Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai, 2001.

Suzuki, Shunryu. Zen Is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, 2021.

Suzuki, Shunryu. Zen Is Right Now: More Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind, Beginners Mind, 2021.

Suzuki, Shunryu. Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice, 2011.

Tanahashi, Kazuaki; Levitt, Peter (Eds.). The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master, 2013.

Tanahashi, Kazuaki (Ed.). Moon in A Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen, 2009.

Yang, Larry. Awakening Together: The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community, 2017.

Websites:

Just This Zen Community - https://justthiszen.org/

New York Zen Center - https://zencare.org/

San Francisco Zen Center - https://www.sfzc.org/