Recommended Reading
Beginner–San Bo
Crooked Cucumber by David Chadwick
Each Moment is the Universe by Dainin Katagiri
Everyday Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck
Hardcore Zen by Brad Warner
The Kyosaku by Soyu Matsuoka
The Way of Zen by Alan Watts
Three Pillars of Zen by Philip Kapleau
Zen in Your Pocket by Harvey Daiho Hilbert
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
Intermediate–Jukai
Being Upright by Reb Anderson
Buddha by Karen Armstrong
Living By Vow by Shohaku Okumura
Moon in a Dewdrop by Kaz Tanahashi
The Heart of Being by John Daido Loori
The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Mind of Clover by Robert Aitken
What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula
Advanced–Shukke
Buddhist Wisdom: The Diamond Sutra and the Heart Sutra by Edward Conze
Eloquent Silence by Nyogen Senzaki
how to Cook Your Life by Eihei Dogen and Kosho Uchiyama Roshi
Infinite Circle by Bernie Glassman
Instructions to the Cook by Bernie Glassman & Rick Fields
Opening the Hand of Thought by Uchiyama
Shobogenzo by Gudo Nishijima & Chodo Cross
The Compass of Zen by Seung Sahn & Hyon Gak
The Diamond Sutra translation and commentary by Red Pine
The Eight Gates of Zen by John Daido Loori
The Heart Sutra translation and commentary by Red Pine
The Platform Sutra translation and commentary by Red Pine
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch by Phillip Yampolsky
The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma by Red Pine
Zen is Eternal Life by Jiyu Kennett-roshi