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"Zen is using the whole consciousness. Nothing more."
"The secret of happiness lies in the ancient saying 'Become what you are'."
— Alan W. Watts [1915-73]
— H.R.F. Keating
 | "The Buddha" [P.B.S. April 2010]  2-hour color documentary film featuring Venerable Bhaddhamanika, the Dalai Lama, Mark Epstein, poet Jane Hirshfield, poet W.S. Merwin, D. Max Moerman, Venerable Metteyya Sakyaputta, Trinh X. Thuan, Robert Tenzin Thurman & Kevin Trainor Produced, written & directed by David Grubin; narrated by Richard Gere DVD/Blu-ray not yet available; full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
 | "Zen Noir" [indep Sept 2006] A detective investigating a murder at a Buddhist monestary finds that his logical, left-brain crime-solving methods are ineffective in the non-linear, intuitive world of Zen. Co-produced, written & directed by Marc Rosenbush; starring Duane Sharp, Kim Chan, Debra Miller, Ezra Buzzington, Jennifer Siebel & Howard Fong Magic Lamp Releasing color DVD [11/2006] for $19.95 full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
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"The Bop Apocalypse: The Religious Visions of Kerouac, Ginsberg & Burroughs" [2001] by John Lardas Univ IL Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/2001] for $39.95 Kerouac Page • Ginsberg Page • Wm. S. Burroughs Page |
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"Eastern Philosophy For Beginners" [2000] by Jim Powell, Illustrated by Joe Lee For Beginners Books 8¾x6 pb [8/2007] for $11.66 Writers & Readers Publng 9x6 pb [10/2000] out of print/many used |
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"Zen and The Beat Way" [1997] by Alan W. Watts [1915-73] Charles Tuttle 7x5 pb [6/97] for $11.16 Electronic University audio [7/97] for $18.00 |
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"Buddhism Without Beliefs" [1997] by Stephen Batchelor Riverhead 9x5½ pb [3/98] for $10.40 Riverhead 10x5¾ hardcover [4/97] out of print/used |
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"Buddha For Beginners" [1996] Written & illustrated by Stephen T. Asma Hampton Roads Publng 9x6 pb [12/2008] for $10.85 Writers & Readers Publng 9x5¾ pb [9/96] out of print/many used |
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"Big Sky Mind: Buddhism & The Beat Generation" [1995] Edited by Carole Tonkinson Riverhead 9x5½ pb [9/95] for $12.00 |
 | "The Scripture of The Golden Eternity" [1994] spiritual meditations by Jack Kerouac [1922-69] City Lights Books 6¼x5 pb [5/94] for $7.15 |
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"Zen For Beginners" [1986] by Judith Blackstone & Zoran Josipovic, Illustrated by Naomi Rosenblatt For Beginners Books 9x6 pb [8/2007] for $11.66 Writers & Readers Publng 8¼x5½ pb [5/86] out of print/many used |
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"The Art of Zen Meditation" [1977] by Howard Fast Peace Press 9¾x7¾ pb [1977] out of print/used Peace Press of Culver City, CA memorial website |
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"The Method of Zen" [1974] by Eugen Herrigel Edited by R. F. Hull & Alan W. Watts [1915-73] Random House pb [8/74] for $7.00 |
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"Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" [1970] by Shunryu Suzuki, edited by Trudy Dixon Weatherhill 8¼x5¾ pb [3/88] for $8.95 Charles E. Tuttle hardcover [6/70] for $13.56 |
 | "Introduction To Zen Buddhism" [1966] by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki Grove Press 8¼x5¼ pb [11/87] for $8.80 |
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"The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice & Enlightenment" [1965 classic] by Philip Kapleau Roshi [1912-2004] Anchor 8x5¼ pb [2/89] for $10.17 Beacon Press pb [2/93] out of print/used |
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"Some of The Dharma" [1956] by Jack Kerouac [1922-69] Penguin 11x8½ pb [11/99] for $14.36 |
 | "Zen In The Art of Archery" [1955] by Eugen Herrigel Random House 8x5 pb [2/99] for $8.00 Recorded Books audio [7/90] 2 tapes for $18.00 Audio Renaissance [7/90] for $9.95 |
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| "Manual of Zen Buddhism" [1950, rev 1974] by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki FQ Classics 9x6 pb [1/2007] for $9.99 Grove Press 8¼x5¼ pb [11/87] for $10.40 FQ Classics 9x6 hardcover [6/2007] for $19.99 |
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"Buddhism: Its Doctrines & Its Methods" [1939 classic] by Alexandra David-Neel [1868-1969] Avon pb [8/83] out of print/used St.Martins Press hardcover [4/78] out of print/used |
 | "Bushido: The Way of The Samurai" Based on the 'Hagakure' by Yamamoto Tsunetomo Edited by Justin F. Stone, Translated by Minoru Tanaka Square One 8½x5½ pb [10/2001] for $9.95 |
 | "Hagakure: The Book of The Samurai" [Sept 1716] by Yamamoto Tsunetomo Translated by William Scott Wilson Kodansha Intl pb [3/92] for $9.00 Kodansha Intl hardcover [10/79] out of print/used |
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"The Book of Five Rings" [1645] by Miyamoto Musashi includes Yagyu Munenori's "The Book of Family Traditions On The Art of War"; translation by Thomas Cleary [1974] Shambhala 9x6 pb [12/2000] for $9.95 Audio Renaissance ABR audio [11/90] out of print/used |
Important Individuals
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Bassui Tokusho [1327-87]
browse books •
entry at Wikipedia
 | "Mud and Water: The Collected Teachings of Zen Master Bassui" [orig 1989, rev 2002] by Arthur Braverman Wisdom Publns 9x6¼ pb [10/2002] for $11.66 Weatherhill 8x5 pb [10/89] out of print/used North Point Press 8¼x5¼ hardcover [10/89] out of print/used |
D.T. Suzuki [1870-1966]
books •
entry at Wikipedia
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"A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki" [Marty Gross Films 2007?]
Co-produced & directed by Michael Goldberg; includes video interviews with poet Gary Snyder, Zen master Robert Aitken, religious scholar Huston Smith & cinema critic Donald Richie, and audio of D.T. Suzuki, composer John Cage, psychoanalyst Erich Fromm & Trappist monk Thomas Merton Marty Gross Films color DVD [2/2008] for $49.95 full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
 | "A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki Remembered [1995] Edited by Masao Abe, photography by Francis Haar Shambhala 9x5¾ pb [3/95] for $24.95 |
Shunryu Suzuki [1904-71]
browse books •
entry at Wikipedia
 | "Crooked Cucumber: The Life & Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki" [1999] by David Chadwick Diane Publng 8¼x5¼ pb [5/99] for $20.00 Broadway Books 8¼x5½ pb [2/2000] for $23.00 Broadway Books 9¾x6 hardcover [2/99] out of print/used |
Related Links
Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley Japanese Garden
Zen Guide website
Intl. Buddhist Film Festival Los Angeles CA [Nov 2003 = #1]
short story "Zen Story #109" [1979] by G.E. Nordell
Zen Studies Society / Dai Bosatsu in New York
The Zen Center of Los Angeles, California [est. 1967]
The Zen Center of Orange County, in California
Buddhist Links Index
Zenshuji Soto Mission & Temple [est. 1922] in Little Tokyo [Downtown Los Angeles, CA]
Shakyamuni Buddhist Center in Albuquerque, NM
Intl. Kadampa Buddhist Union
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"Tricycle: The Buddhist Review" Magazine [est.1991]
4 issues/year for $24.00
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