Here's a challenge....something for my Birthday

[dharmasponge]

Hi everyone,

I hit the big Five Oh (No) on Monday - I understand my gorgeous wife is going to buy me a Kindle Paperwhite. Yay!!!

Which one book would you recommend to a seasoned Buddhist, but Zen newbie like me....one that will go some way towards me putting it down with a smug grin ("Now I get it" grin [evil2] ) and a feeling of being inspired to continue being a Zennie!

No pressure...! gassho1

P.s. Doesn't have to be a Kindle book

[Myosha]

Hello,

Works translated by Red Pine.


Gassho,
Myosha

P.S. HAPPY DAY!

[RichardH]

A kindle self-destruct app. :p

Gassho
Daizan

[delphizealot]

Perhaps not a traditional 'Zen' book, but I greatly enjoyed The Man Who Folded Himself (http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Folded-Himself-ebook/dp/B004KPLWHQ/ref=sr_1_1_twi_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414677563&sr=8-1&keywords=the+man+who+folded+himself) by David Gerrold. It's not without its flaws, but it explores a variety of interesting themes in a sort of external manifestation of introspection. For the most part, the book only has a single character, but the character explores a wide range of experience. :)

-Dan

[Jundo]

Hello,

'To Meet The Real Dragon' by Gudo Nishijima


http://smile.amazon.com/Meet-Real-Dragon-Gudo-Nishijima/dp/0956299903/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414676244&sr=8-1&keywords=gudo+nishijima


Gassho,
Myosha

P.S. HAPPY DAY!

I actually don't recommend that book so much, for reasons I will leave for another time.

I would pick ... Okumura's "Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo" and "Living By Vow",

http://www.wisdompubs.org/book/realizing-genjokoan
http://www.wisdompubs.org/book/living-vow

... if one has already read Uchiyama's "Opening the Hand of Thought".

http://books.google.co.jp/books/about/Opening_the_Hand_of_Thought.html?id=fOU_1vlGN9UC&redir_esc=y

Gassho, J

[Ryumon]

Hi everyone,

I hit the big Five Oh (No) on Monday - I understand my gorgeous wife is going to buy me a Kindle Paperwhite. Yay!!!

Which one book would you recommend to a seasoned Buddhist, but Zen newbie like me....one that will go some way towards me putting it down with a smug grin ("Now I get it" grin [evil2] ) and a feeling of being inspired to continue being a Zennie!

No pressure...! gassho1

P.s. Doesn't have to be a Kindle book

Two things. First, go for the Kindle Voyage; it's just out, and it's a bit better than the Paperwhite.

As for a book: get the Shobogenzo:

http://www.amazon.com/Treasury-True-Dharma-Eye-Master-ebook/dp/B00BBXJH2M

I have it on mine, and read a chapter every now and then. It's much easier to approach it that way than in the enormous dead-tree version.

Gassho,

Kirk (a long-time Kindle user)

[dharmasponge]

Two things. First, go for the Kindle Voyage; it's just out, and it's a bit better than the Paperwhite.

As for a book: get the Shobogenzo:

http://www.amazon.com/Treasury-True-Dharma-Eye-Master-ebook/dp/B00BBXJH2M

I have it on mine, and read a chapter every now and then. It's much easier to approach it that way than in the enormous dead-tree version.

Gassho,

Kirk (a long-time Kindle user)

Too late... Paperwhite en route! I have a Galaxy Note 3 for other tech fixes! :)

[dharmasponge]

I actually don't recommend that book so much, for reasons I will leave for another time.

I would pick ... Okumura's "Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo" and "Living By Vow",

http://www.wisdompubs.org/book/realizing-genjokoan
http://www.wisdompubs.org/book/living-vow

... if one has already read Uchiyama's "Opening the Hand of Thought".

http://books.google.co.jp/books/about/Opening_the_Hand_of_Thought.html?id=fOU_1vlGN9UC&redir_esc=y

Gassho, J

Thanks Jundo,

also looking at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Buddha-Recognizes-Daishin-Morgan-ebook/dp/B00JCB90TK/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1414678398&sr=1-2&keywords=Soto+Zen

Sorry thats a mahoosive URL!

[Ryumon]

Oh well. I've got the Voyage coming next week (it's just released here in the UK next week). It happens to be my birthday this week as well, so it's sort of for that.

In any case, the Shobogenzo is a good choice. I find that the bigger the book, the better it is to get a Kindle version. I'm currently reading a 900+ page book about the Civil War on my Kindle; reading it in dead-tree format is too annoying, because it's big and heavy, and the fonts are small.

Gassho,

Kirk

[Shugen]

Hello,

I would go with "Realizing Genjokoan" and "Living by Vow" http://www.amazon.com/Living-Vow-Practical-Introduction-Essential-ebook/dp/B008YFZBXO/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1414678822&sr=1-1&keywords=living+by+vow

Gassho

[Mp]

I would pick ... Okumura's "Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo" and "Living By Vow",

http://www.wisdompubs.org/book/realizing-genjokoan
http://www.wisdompubs.org/book/living-vow


Hello,

I too would recommend these two titles ... wonderful reads. =)

Gassho
Shingen

[Jishin]

A kindle self-destruct app. :p

Gassho
Daizan

LOL

I have a tendency to do things backwards because I am a knuckle head. I wish I had read "The Heart Sutra by Red Pine" before all the other stuff. :)

Gassho, Jishin

[Shugen]

LOL

I have a tendency to do things backwards because I am a knuckle head. I wish I had read "The Heart Sutra by Red Pine" before all the other stuff. :)

Gassho, Jishin

That's a great one too!

Gassho,

[Shinzan]

Red Pine and Uchiyama are my "stranded on a desert island" books. But Hubert Benoit is a must for me.
Happy 50. 50 to go.
Shinzan

[Byokan]

Which one book would you recommend to a seasoned Buddhist, but Zen newbie like me....one that will go some way towards me putting it down with a smug grin ("Now I get it" grin [evil2] ) and a feeling of being inspired to continue being a Zennie!



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Gassho
Lisa

[Jundo]

Yes, but around here we have "non-Birthdays", because we don't quite fully believe in passing time. :p

Gassho, J

[dharmasponge]

Jundoooo! :D

[dharmasponge]

'Living By Vow' gets amazing reviews....

[Oheso]

one of the things I enjoy most about my Kindle paperwhite is the ability to email pdfs to it. articles, essays, etc., I find online (for free) are easily converted and sent to my library for later perusal.

gassho, O

[bya]

Surely Okumura-roshi's books! And Opening the Hand of Thought ...and not to forget that on November the 4th Amazon is releasing Homeless Kodo....

[dharmasponge]

Homeless Kodo..? <I'm probably being ignorant here :/ >