Featured Books
Roshi
read it and said it was good!
Have you read it yet?
Women
in Praise of the Sacred
43 Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women
Road to Heaven
Encounters With Chinese Hermits
- by Bill Porter (Photographer), Steven R. Johnson (Photographer)
An
eclectic compilation of mystical writings, The
Essential Mystics transports the listener through the visionary
and ecstatic worlds of Taoism, Buddhism, Judaism, Greek philosophy and
goddess worship, Islamic Sufism, and Christianity. Harvey's work begins
with "Voices from the First World"--selections from indigenous cultures.
The author provides an eloquent, historical introduction to the selections
from each tradition. Interwoven throughout the selections and commentary
is the theme of the absolute importance of the sacred feminine in all
religious traditions.C.S. ŠAudioFile, Portland, Maine
Zen's Chinese Heritage
The Masters & Their Teachings
"Clearly a monumental achievement. It will be central to the reference library of Zen students for our generation..." --Robert Aitken Roshi
Waiting for God
"In an age of inspirational books without inspiration, her writing is unmatched for surprising, sometimes shocking, spiritual insight." --New York Times
The Simone Weil Reader
A Legendary Spiritual Odyssey of Our Time
37 selections from the writings and journals of the French activist and philosopher.
Crooked
Cucumber
The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki
Crooked Cucumber is one of those books that gets passed around. David Chadwick chronicles the life and time of Shunryu Suzuki.
Teachings
of Zen
Every now and again when Roshi feels like reading something to us after a period of zazen he draws a few encouraging words from Teachings of Zen