Recommended Reading

These books have been read and appreciated by members of the Bozeman Zen Group, and we recommend them to those new to Zen Buddhism. They are available for check out through the library of the Bozeman Zen Group.

Introductory Books on Zen Buddhism

• Aitken, Robert. 1985. Taking the path of Zen.
• Anderson, Reb. 2001. Being upright: Zen meditation and the Bodhisattva precepts.
• Beck, Charlotte Joko. 1989. Everyday Zen: Love and work.
• Kapleau, Philip. 1989. The three pillars of Zen: Teaching, practice, and enlightenment.
• Nhat Hanh,Thich. 1974. Zen keys.
• Reps, Paul. 1957. Zen flesh, Zen bones.
• Suzuki, Shunryu. 1971. Zen mind, beginner's mind.

Books from other Buddhist Traditions

• Gunaratana, Henepola. 2002. Mindfulness in plain English.    Vipassana
• Rahula, Walpola. 1986. What the Buddha taught.     General Buddhism
• Salzberg, Sharon. 1997. Lovingkindness: The revolutionary art of happiness.     Vipassana
• Surya Das, Lama. 1998. Awakening the Buddha within: Tibetan wisdom for the western world.    Tibetan

Memoirs from American Zen Students

• Chadwick, David. 1994. Thank you and OK!: An American Zen failure in Japan.
• Goldberg, Natalie. 1994. Long quiet highway: Waking up in America.
• Shainberg, Laurence. 1997. Ambivalent Zen: One man's adventures on the Dharma path.
• Tollifson, Joan. 1996. Bare-bones meditation: Waking up from the story of my life.
• Winson, Robert and Miriam Sagan. 1999. Dirty Laundry: 100 Days in a Zen monastery.

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