Below is a list of readings collected by our Teacher Kanshin Allison Tate.
Beginner’s Books
What is Zen, by Norman Fischer and Susan Moon
The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, by Thich Nhat Hanh
Taking Our Places, by Norman Fischer
Everyday Zen, by Charlotte Joko Beck
The Miracle of Mindfulness, by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Eight Gates of Zen, by John Daido Loori, Roshi
Taking the Path of Zen, by Robert Aitken, Roshi
General Zen Buddhism
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, by Shunryu Suzuki
Not Always So, by Shunryu Suzuki
Opening the Hand of Thought, by Kosho Uchiyama
Returning to Silence, by Dainin Katagiri
You Have to Say Something, by Dainin Katagiri
Appreciate Your Life, by Taizan Maezumi Roshi
Seeds for a Boundless Life, by Zenkei Blanche Hartman
The Zen Teachings of Homeless Kodo, by Kosho Uchiyama and Shohaku Okumura
Dogen’s Writings
Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo, translated by Gudo Nashijima and Chodo Cross
Downloadable pdf: https://www.shobogenzo.net/index.php/text-1/authorised-version/
Treasury of the True Dharma Eye, translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi
Dogen’s Extensive Record, by Dan Leighton and Shohaku Okumura
A Primer of Soto Zen, by Reiho Masunaga
Beyond Thinking: A Guide to Zen Meditaion, by Kazuaki Tanahashi
Sounds of Valley Streams, by Francis H. Cook
How to Raise an Ox, by Francis Cook
Commentaries on Dogen’s Writings
The Wholehearted Way by Kosho Uchiyama
Realizing Genjokoan, by Shohaku Okumura
Dogen’s Genjo Koan, by Nishiari Bokusan, et al
Flowers Fall: A Commentary on on Zen Master Dogen’s Genjokaon, by Hakuun Yasutani
Being-Time, by Shinshu Roberts
Each Moment is the Universe, by Dainin Katagiri
How to Cook Your Life, by Kosho Uchiyama
The Mountains and Waters Sutra, by Shohaku Okumura
Mountains and Rivers Sutra, by Norman Fischer
Precepts
Waking Up to What You Do, by Diane Eshin Rizzetto
Being Upright, by Reb Anderson
The Mind of Clover, by Robert Aitken
Invoking Reality, by John Daido Loori
Taking Our Places, by Norman Fischer
Embracing Mind, by Kobun Chino Otogawa
Compassion
Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, by Shantideva, Stephen Batchelor
Training in Compassion, by Norman Fischer
Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, by Chogyam Trungpa
Buddhism with an Attitude, by B. Alan Wallace
A Fearless Heart, by Thupten Jinpa, PhD
When Things Fall Apart, by Pema Chodron
The Places That Scare You, by Pema Chodron
Zen Koans
Two Zen Classics, translated by Katsuki Sekida
Bring Me the Rhinoceros, by John Tarrant
The Gateless Barrier, translation and commentary by Robert Aitken
The Blue Cliff Record, translated by Thomas and J.C. Cleary
The Book of Serenity: One Hundred Zen Dialogues, translated by Thomas Cleary
The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans, by John Daido Loori
The Hidden Lamp, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
Awakening Together, by Larry Yang
The Inner Work of Racial Justice, by Rhonda V. Magee
Mindful of Race, by Ruth King
Radical Dharma, by Rev. angel kyodo Williams and Lama Rod Owens
Be the Refuge, by Chenxing Han
American Sutra, by Duncan Ryuken Williams
America’s Racial Karma, by Larry Ward
Sanctuary, by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
Women in Buddhism
Subtle Sound: The Zen teachings of Maurine Stuart, by Sherry Chayat
Being Bodies, by Sue Moon
Women Living Zen, by Paula Arai
Daughters of Emptiness: Poems of Chinese Buddhist Nuns, by Beata Grant
First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening, by Susan Murcott
Zen Women: Beyond Tea Ladies, Iron Maidens, and Macho Masters, by Grace Schireson
The Hidden Lamp, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon