Bringing the Sacred to LIfe: The Daily Practice of Zen Ritual. By John Daido Loori. Shambhala, 128 pages, 2008. VSCL, Paperback.

Buddha Is as Buddha Does: The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened Living By Lama Surya Das. New York, HarperOne, 2008. 264 pages.  ISBN: 0060859534. VSCL, Paperback.

Buddha Standard Time: Awakening to the Infinite Possibilities of Now By Lama Surya Das. Harper One, 2012. 224 pages. ISBN: 006177457X. 

Buddhism: Bibliography, Links, Resources. Notebooks of the Librarian of Gushen Grove, Valley Spirit Center, by Mike Garofalo.

Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening. By Stephen Batchelor. New York, Riverhead Books, 1997. Notes, 127 pages.  ISBN: 9781573226561. VSCL.

A Buddhist Bible Edited by Dwight Goddard. New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1938, 1966. 677 pages. ISBN: 080705951X.  VSCL, 9/1967.

Buddhist Reading Room Information, articles, links, bibliography.

The Buddhist Religion, Bibliography. 196K. By Gregory M. Smith.

Buddhist Scriptures. Edited by Donald Lopez. Penguin Classics, 2004, 551 pages. VSCL, E-Book Kindle.

Buddhist Texts Through The Ages Translated and edited by Edward Conze, I. B. Horner, David Snellgrove and Arthur Waley. Boston, Shambhala, 1990. Originally published in 1954. Index, bibliography, 323 pages. VSCL, 8/1990.

Buddhist Web Links:  Zeb/Chan Buddhism

Buddhism for Beginners By the Venerable Thubten Chodron. Snow Lion Publications, 2001. 160 pages. ISBN: 1559391537.

Buddhist Deities: Bodhisattvas of Compassion

Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Lifestyle, Morality, Precepts, Values

Buddhist Ethics. By Venerable Hammalawa Saddhatissa. Wisdom, 1977, index, notes, 224 pages. Introduction by Charles Hallisey. VSCL.

Daily Buddhist Practice Guide. By Alan Peto. 2022, 159 pages. VSCL.

Ethics for the New Millenneum. By the Dali Lama. Riverhead, 237 pages, 2001. VSCL.

Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha's Path By Bhante Henepola Gunaratana.  Boston, Wisdom Publications, 2001. Index, reading list, 268 pages  ISBN: 0861711769  VSCL, 6/2005. A thorough explanation of Right or Skillful Understanding, Thinking, Speech, Action, Livelihood, Effort, Mindfulness, and Concentration.

Buddhist Goddesses of India By Miranda Shaw. Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 2006. Bibliography, notes, index, 571 pages.  ISBN: 0691127581. VSCL.

Buddhist Wisdom: Daily Reflections. By David Crossweller. Tuttle, 384 pages, 2003. VSCL.

Buddhist Poetry: Bibliography, Links, Notes

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Carl Bielefeldt, "Recarving the Dragon: History and Dogma in the Study of Dogen," included in: "Dogen Studies," edited by William R. LaFleur. The Kuroda Institute for the Study of Buddhism and Human Values, (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 1985).

Ceremonial Work with Tara

Ch'an (Zen) Buddhist  Poems, Verses, Sayings, Quotations, Quips, and Koans. Selected Quotations: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo.

China Root: Taoism, Ch'an, and Original Zen. By David Hinton. Shambhala, 2020, 176 pages. VSCL.

Chang San-Feng, Master A Taoist Immortal.

Cloud Hands Blog. By Mike Garofalo. Online since 2005. A blog with reflections, notes, suggestions, bibliographies, references, questions and answers, links and quotations about Gardening, Mysticism, Walking, Tai Chi, Chi Kung, Yoga and The Eight Ways.

Posts regarding The Goddess, Tara, Tantra, Yoga and Buddhism.

Cloud Hands: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qi Gong

Cold Mountain Buddhas: Han Shan. Links, bibliography, portraits, selected quotes and poems. Poems of Han Shan (c 700) and Han Shan Te'-Ch-ing.  Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo.

Critique of Buddhist Thought and Practices

Chan Insights and Oversights: An Epistemological Critique fo the Chan Tradition. By Bernard Faure. Princeton University Press, 1993, index, bibliography, notes, 322 pages. VSCL.

The Rhetoric of Immediacy: A Cultural Critique of Chan/Zen Buddhism. By Bernard Faure. Princeton UP, 1991, index, bibliography, notes, 420 pages. VSCL.

Other Critics: Arthur Koestler, Rene Etiemble, and the Four Horsemen of Atheism: Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins,
and Sam Harris, VSCL.

Bertrand Russell on God and Religion. Edited by Al Seckel. Prometheus Books, 1986, index, 250 pages, VSCL.

Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening. By Stephen Batchelor. New York, Riverhead Books, 1997.
Notes, 127 pages. VSCL.

The Cult of Tara: Magic and Ritual in Tibet By Stephan Beyer. Berkeley, University of California Press, 1978. Index, bibliography, notes, 542 pages. ISBN: 9780520036352. VSCL. The Praises to the Twenty One Taras is found on pages 211-214. Online Version. Review by Christopher Bell in 2004.

Cuttings Selected short poems by Michael P. Garofalo. Zen influenced Haiku and Senryu.

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Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism. By Judith Simmer-Brown. Boston, Shambhala, 2001.  Index, bibliography, Tibetan transliterations glossary, 404 pages. ISBN: 1570627207. VSCL.

Dao De Jing, by Laozi, Selected Translations (English, Spanish, Chinese), Index, Concordance, Bibliography.

Daoism

Deity Yoga: In Action and Performance Tantra. By the Dalai Lama. Snow Lion Publications, 1987. ISBN: 0937938505.

Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf: Zen Poems of Ryokan. Translated by John Stevens. Boston, Shambala Press, 1993. Shambhala Centaur Edition. 148 pages.

The Dharmapada Sutra - A Collection of Buddhist Sayings

The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life  by Geshe Michael Roach and Lama Christie McNally. New York, Doubleday, c 2009. 278 pages. ISBN: 9780385528689. VSCL.

The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom By Red Pine. Text and commentaries, translated from Sanskrit and Chinese by Red Pine.  Washington, D.C., Counterpoint, c 2001. Glossary, 471 pages. ISBN: 1582432562. VSCL.

Dogen

Dogen, Eihei (1200-1253 CE) Zen Master, Author, Abbot

I am a member of the Dharma Rain Temple in Portland, Oregon. They adhere to the Soto Zen Tradition.

Zen Master Eihei Dogen is one of the founders of the Japanese Soto Zen Tradition. Soto Zen and Rinzai Zen in Japan and the United States have many similiar beliefs and practices.

I first read and studied Dogen's writings in the 1980's.

Being-Time: A Practitioner's Guide to Dogen's Shobogenzo Uji. By SShinshu Roberts. Foreword by Norman Fischer. Wisdom, 2018, 288 pages. VSCL, Kindle E-Book.

Dogen Books at Amazon

Dogen - Wikipedia

Shobogenzo by Dogen. Free translation from the Shasta Abbey in Northern California. PDF

Dogen's Genko Koan: Three Commentaries. By Eihei Dogen. Translation and commentaries by: Nishiari Bokusan, Shohaku Okamura, Shunryu Suzuki, Sojun Mel Weitsman. Counterpoint, 2013, 240 pages.

Dogen's Genjo Koan: Three Commentaries "Counterpoint, 2012. 240 pages. ISBN: 978-1582437439. "Our unique edition of Dogen’s Genjo Koan (Actualization of Reality) contains three separate translations and several commentaries by a wide variety of Zen masters. Nishiari Bokusan, Shohaku Okamura, Shunryu Suzuki, Kosho Uchiyama. Sojun Mel Weitsman, Kazuaki Tanahashi, and Dairyu Michael Wenger all have contributed to our presentation of this remarkable work. There can be no doubt that understanding and integrating this text will have a profound effect on anyone’s life and practice."

Dogen and the Koan Tradition: A Tale of Two Shobogenzo Texts. By Steven Heine. SUNY, 1993, 352 pages.

Dogen Indexes. Indexing by Michael P. Garofalo, 2023.

Dogen: Japan's Original Zen Teacher. By Steven Heine. Shambhala, 2021, 360 pages. VSCL, Paperback.

Dogen's Extensive Record: A Translation of th Eihei Koroku. By Eihei Dogen. Translated by Shohaku Okumura. Edited by Dan Leighton. Foreword by Tenshin Reb Anderson. Contributions by John Daido Loori and Steven Heine. Wisdom Pubs., 2010, 824 pages, VSCL, Paperback.

Master Dogen's Shobogeenzo Zuimonki Essays. Translated with commentary and introduction by Shohaku Okumura. A New Annotated Translation. Also including Dogen's Waka Poetry with Commentary. Author is Eihei Dogen. Compiled by Koun Ejo. Index, notes. Wisdom, 2022, 512 pages. VSCL, Paperback.

Enlightenment Unfolds: The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Dogen. Edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi. Shambhala, 1999, 311 pages. VSCL, Paperback.

Master Dogen's Shinji Shobogenzo: 301 Koan Stories. Translated with commentary by Gudo Nishijima; edited by Michael Luetchford. Kindle E-Book, 397 pages, 2020. VSCL, Kindle E Book.

Dogen's Shobogenzo Zuimonki. The new annotated translation. Also, includes Dogen's Waka Poetry with commentary. Translated with commentary and notes by Shohaku Okumura. Wisdom, 2022, 512 pages.

Master Dogen's Shobogenzo, Book 1. By Gudo Nishijima and Chodo Cross. Windbell, 1994, 316 pages, notes, footnotes, Sanskrit glossary, bibliography, Lotus Sutra. VSCL. Paperback.

Master Dogen's Shobogenzo, Book 2. By Gudo Nishijima and Chodo Cross. Windbell, 2021, 353 pages, footnotes, Sanskrit glossary, bibliography. utra. VSCL, Paperback.

Master Dogen's Shobogenzo, Book 3. By Gudo Nishijima and Chodo Cross. Windbell, 2021, 279 pages, notes, footnotes, Sanskrit glossary, bibliography. VSCL, Paperback.

Master Dogen's Shobogenzo, Book 4. By Gudo Nishijima and Chodo Cross. Windbell, 1994, 265 pages, notes, footnotes, Sanskrit glossary, bibliography, Lotus Sutra. VSCL, Paperback.

Each Moment is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time. By Dainin Katagiri. Shambhala, 2008, 256 pages. VSCL, Paperback.

Eihei Dogen: Mystical Realist. By Hee-Jin Kim. Wisdom, 1975, 2004, index, bibliography, notes, 334 pages. VSCL, Paperback.

Engaging Dogen's Zen: The Philosophy of Practice as Awakening. Edited by Jason M. Wirth. Wisdom, 2017, 296 pages. VSCL, Paperback. Considerable discussion of Dogen's Sushogi Essay or The Meaning of Practive and Verification.

The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master. Edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi and Peter Levitt. Shambhala, 2013, 272 pages. VSCL, Paperback.

From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment: Refining Your Life. By Eihei Dogen, Kosho Uchiyama, Thomas Wright. Weatherhill, 1983, 136 pages.

Japanese Zen Buddhist Philosophy - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen. Translated and edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi. North Point Press, 1995, 368 pages. VSCL, Paperback.

Selling Water by the River: A Manual of Zen Training. By Jiyu Kennett. Vintage Books, 1972, glossary, 317 pages. VSCL, Paperback.

Shobogenzo: Zen Essays by Dogen. Translated by Thomas Cleary. University of Hawaii, 1986, 123 pages. VSCL, Paperback.

Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Shobo Genzo. Translated, edited, comments, notes by Kazuaki Tanahashi. Shambhala, 2013, 1280 pages. VSCL, Kindle E-Book.

The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dōgen's Three Hundred Koans. Translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi and John Daido Loori. Commentary and verse by John Daido Loori. Boston, Shambhala, 2009. Index of koans, glossary, biographical, lineage charts, notes, 540 pages. ISBN:  978-1590302427. "When the thirteenth century master Eihei Dogen, one of the most influential thinkers in Zen Buddhism and founder of the Japanese Soto school, returned to Japan after four years of study in China, the fruit of his pilgrimage was recorded in a collection of koans called the Chinese Shobogenzo, also known as Shinji or Mana Shobogenzo. This collection of three hundred main cases was first published in 1766 under the title Shobogenzo Sambyakusoku (Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Three Hundred Cases)." VSCL, Paperback.

Rational Zen: The Mind of Dogen Zenji. Translated and edited by Thomas Cleary. Shambhala, 1992, 223 pages. VSCL, Hardback. Includes one of the first translations of Dogen's Eihei Koroku or Universal Book of Eternal Peace (pp. 41-82).

Zen Master Dogen. An introduction with selected writings. Translation and commentary by Yuho Yokoi. Wkth Daizen Victoria. Weatherhill, 1976, 1084, 217 pages, glossary, notes. VSCL, Paperback.

Zen Poetry of Dogen. Verses from the Mountain of Eternal Peace. By Steven Heine. Tuttle, 1997, 183 pages. VSCL, Paperback.

Dogen's Shinji Mana Shobogenzo Koan Collection (DSMS)
301 Koan Cases of Brief Stories, Spiritual Encounters, Koans, Wisdom Tales, Sermons, Dialogues, Parables
Compiled and published around 1225 CE. 3 English commentaries in print in 2023.
Compiled by Eihei Dogen Roshi (1200-1253)
Indexed by Michael P. Garofalo. First Draft on April 30, 2023.
Source for Case Titles: The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dōgen's Three Hundred Koans. Translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi and John Daido Loori.

Alphabetical Order List of English Titles of Cases in Dogen's Shinji Mana Shobogenzo 300 Koan Collection. PDF, 4/30/2023, 11 pages.

Cases in Numerical Order of English Titles in Dogen's Shinji Mana Shobogenzo 300 Koan Collection. PDF, 4/30/2023, 11 pages.

Alphabetical Order List of the Teachers in Dogen's Shinji Mana Shobogenzo 300 Koan Collection. PDF, 4/30/2023, 11 pages

Subject Index to All Cases in Dogen's Shinji Mana Shobogenzo 300 Koan Collection. PDF, 4/30/2023, 51 pages.

Dogen's Shobogenzo Essays Collection (DSE)
95 Fascicles/Chapters Lectures, Essays, Sermons, Adhorations, Meditations
Written and published around 1245 CE.
Compiled by Eihei Dogen Roshi (1200-1253)
Indexed by Michael P. Garofalo. First Draft on September 30, 2023.
Source for Case Titles: Master Dogen's Shobogenzo. Translated with notes by Gudo Nishijima and Chodo Cross. 4 Volumes, 1999.

Japanese Alphabetical List of the Fascicles/Chapters Japanese Titles in Dogen's Shobogenzo (DSE) Essays, Lectures. PDF, 4 pages.

English Alphabetical List of the Fascicles/Chapters English Titles in Dogen's Shobogenzo (DSE) Essays, Lectures. PDF, 4 pages.

Numerical Order List of the Fascicles/Chapters Japanese Titles in Dogen's Shobogenzo (DSE) Essays, Lectures. PDF, 4 pages.

Numerical Order List of the Fascicles/Chapters English Titles in Dogen's Shobogenzo (DSE) Essays, Lectures. PDF, 4 pages.

Subject Index to Dogen's Shobogenzo (DSL) Lectures. PDF, 33 pages. First Draft, September 30, 2023.

Druids: One Old Druid's Final Journey.  Notebooks of the Librarian of Gushen Grove. 

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Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha's Path  By Bhante Henepola Gunaratana.  Boston, Wisdom Publications, 2001.  Index, reading list, 268 pages. A thorough explanation of Right or Skillful Understanding, Thinking, Speech, Action, Livelihood, Effort, Mindfulness, and Concentration. VSCl.

Essays in Zen Buddhism, First Series   By D. T. Suzuki, 1870-1966.  Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki.  Foreword by Christmas Humphreys.  York Beach, Maine, Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1950, 1985.  Index, 388 pages.  ISBN: 0877285861.  VSCL.  Essays on Enlightenment, Zen history, Satori, practical methods, meditation hall, and the Ten Ox Herding Pictures. 

Essays in Zen Buddhism: Second Series  By D. T. Suzuki, 1870-1966.  Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki.  Foreword by Christmas Humphreys.  York Beach, Maine, Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1953, 1985.  Index, 367 pages.  ISBN: 0877280754.  VSCL.  Essays on koans, Bodhidhama, and passivity in Buddhist life. 

Essays in Zen Buddhism: Third Series  By D. T. Suzuki, 1870-1966.  Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki.  Foreword by Christmas Humphreys.  York Beach, Maine, Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1953, 1985.  Index, 396 pages.  ISBN: 0877280762.  VSCL.  Essays on Chinese Zen, Bodhisattva ideal, and the Prajnaparamita. 

The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin  Translated by Norman Waddell.  Shambhala Dragon Edtion.  A translation of Sokkō-roku Kaien-fusetsu.  Boston, Shambhala, 1994.  Notes, index, 137 pages.  ISBN: 0877739722.  Hakuin was a painter, calligrapher, and Zen master who lived from 1686-1769.  VSCL. 

Ethics for the New Millenneum. By the Dali Lama. Riverhead, 237 pages, 2001. VSCL.

Everyday Zen: Love and Work. By Charlotte Joko Beck. Harper, 2007, 240 pages. VSCL, Paperback.

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Faith Mind Inscription (Hsin-hsin Ming)  By the Third Ch'an Patriarch Chien-chih Seng-ts'an. 

Faith Mind Inscription:  Verses on The Mind of AbsoluteTrust,  Hsin Hsin Ming by Seng Tsan

The Fireplace Records (TFR)

The Fireplace Records. By Michael P. Garofalo.

Fireplaces, Kitchens, Stoves, Campfires, Ovens, Pots, Kettles, Wood, BBQ
Literary reflections and flashes of insight around the fireplace
Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo

The Fireplace Records
By Michael P. Garofalo

Sparks: Brief Spiritual Stories, Dialogues, and Encounters
Matches to Start the Kindling of Insight
May the Light Your Inner Fireplace Help All Beings
Zen Buddhist Koan Collections
Catching Phrases, Inspiring Verses, Hard Questions
Bibliography, Quotations, Notes, Resources
Research by Michael P. Garofalo

The Fireplace Records
By Michael P. Garofalo

Five Precepts of Buddhism

A Flock of Fools: Ancient Buddhist Tales of Wisdom and Laughter frrom the One Hundred Parable Sutra. Translated with commentary by Kazuaki Tanahashi and Peter Levitt. Grove Press, 2007, 216 pages. VSCL, Kindle E-Book.

The Flowing Bridge: Guidance on Beginning Zen Koans.  By Elaine MacInnes.  Edited by Patrick Gallagher.  Foreword by Ruben L. F. Habito.  Somerville, Massachusetts, Wisdom Publications, 2007.  160 pages.  ISBN: 9780861715459.  VSCL.

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Games Zen Masters Play: The Writings of R. H. Blyth.   Selected, edited, and with an introduction by Robert Sohl and Audrey Carr.   New York, New American Library, 1976.  169 pages.  ISBN: 0451624165.  VSCL. 

Garofalo, Michael P., M.S.  Librarian of Gushen Grove, Valley Spirit Center in Red Bluff, California.  Yoga, Qigong and Taijiquan instructor.  Green Way Research. 

The Gateless Barrier: Zen Comments on the Mumonkan.  By Zenkai Shibayama.  Shibayama Roshi.  Translated by Sumiko Kudo.  Introduction by Shibayama Roshi.  Preface by Kenneth W. Morgan, Colgate University.  Boston, Shambhala, 2000.  Glossary, index, 361 pages.  ISBN: 9781570627262.  "For more than seven centuries the Mumonkan (Gateless Gate) has been used in Zen monasteries to train monks and to encourage the religious development of lay Buddhists. It contains forty- eight koans, or spiritual riddles, that must be explored during the course of Zen training. Shibayama Zenkei (1894-1974), an influential Japanese Zen teacher and calligrapher who traveled and lectured throughout the United States in the 60s and 70s, offers his own commentary alongside the classic text. The Gateless Barrier remains an essential text for all serious students of Buddhism."  These lectures (Teisho) on the Gateless Barrier were given at Colgate University in 1974.  VSCL. 

The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan).  Translated with a commentary by Robert Aitken.  New York, North Point Press, 1991.  Notes, bibliography, appendices, gloasary, 332 pages.  ISBN: 0865474427.     

The Gateless Barrier: Zen Comments on the Mumonkan.  By Zenkai Shibayama.  Shibayama Roshi (1894-1974).  Translated by Sumiko Kudo.  Introduction by Shibayama Roshi.  Preface by Kenneth W. Morgan, Colgate University.  Boston, Shambhala, 2000.  Glossary, index, 361 pages.  ISBN: 9781570627262.  "For more than seven centuries the Mumonkan (Gateless Barrier) has been used in Zen monasteries to train monks and to encourage the religious development of lay Buddhists. It contains forty- eight koans, or spiritual riddles, that must be explored during the course of Zen training. Shibayama Zenkei (1894-1974), an influential Japanese Zen teacher and calligrapher who traveled and lectured throughout the United States in the 60s and 70s, offers his own commentary alongside the classic text. The Gateless Barrier remains an essential text for all serious students of Buddhism."  These lectures (Teisho) on the Gateless Barrier were given at Colgate University in 1974.  VSCL, Paperback. 

The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans.  Commentary and translation by Koun Yamada.  Foreword by Ruben L. F. Habito.  Wisdom Publications, 2004.  336 pages.  ISBN: 9780861713820.  "In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism's uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen's greatest collections of teaching stories. This translation was compiled with the Western reader in mind, and includes Koan Yamada's clear and penetrating comments on each case. Yamada played a seminal role in bringing Zen Buddhism to the West from Japan, going on to be the head of the Sanbo Kyodan Zen Community." VSCL, Paperback.

Gateless Gate or Gateless Barrier, Compiled by Mumon in 1228 CE, Mumonkan, Wúménguān   無門關

Gateless Gate, Six English Translations, Terebess Online

Passing Through the Gateless Barrier: Koan Practice for Real Life. By Guo Gu. Shambhala, 2016, 440 pages. VSCL, Paperback.

Gateless Gate, Online Text in English and Chinese Characters

Gateless Gate, Online Text, In English, Translated by Eiichi Shimomissé, 1998

Gateless Gate, Online Text, in English, Transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki (1876–1958) & Paul Reps (1895–1990) in 1934, in "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones," pp. 109-161.

Gateless Gateway  Joan Sutherland Roshi

Gateless Barrier - Wkipedia

Mumonkan. Translation and commentary by Reginald Horace Blyth. Title: Zen and Zen Classics, Volume Four: Momonkan. Hokuseido Press, 1966. This is a rare and expensive book in 2023.

Subject Index to Cases in the Gateless Barrier (GB). [48 Koans, Compiled around 1250 CE]
Indexed by Michael P. Garofalo. First Draft on March 25, 2023.

Alphabetical List of GB Cases. List of Cases by Case Numbers.
Indexed by Michael P. Garofalo. First Draft on March 25, 2023.

Subject Index to Cases in Brief Spiritual Lessons and Koan Collections. Indexed by Michael P. Garofalo. PDF, 133 pages.

Goddesses, Earth Mother, Tara, Devi

The Genius of Haiku: Readings from R. H. Blyth on Poetry, Life, & Zen.    Edited by the staff of the British Haiku Society.   With an introduction by James Kirkup; which includes an informative biography of Blyth.   Tokyo, The Hokuseido Press, 1995.  146 pages.  ISBN: 4590009889.  "This work introduced Dr. Blyth to an English literary community that had been unfamiliar with his contributions. A sympathetic, detailed biography is offered by the poet James Kirkup.  The book also contains selected articles by R. H. Blyth on topics such as Basho, haiku, senryu, Wordsworth, and world haiku.  VSCL. 

The Grace in Aging: Awaken as You Grow Older.   By Kathleen Dowling Singh.  Boston, Wisdom Publications, 2014.  Index, 290 pages.  ISBN; 9781614291268.  VSCL.  Excellent overview of Buddhist philosophy. 

                

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Haiku Poetry: Links, Bibliography, and Resources.   Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo. 

Hakuin (1686-1769), Japanese Zen Master, Painter, Calligrapher.  The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin  Translated by Norman Waddell.  Shambhala Dragon Edtion.  A translation of Sokkō-roku Kaien-fusetsu.  Boston, Shambhala, 1994.  Notes, index, 137 pages.  ISBN: 0877739722.  VSCL. 

Han Shan (c 760 CE)    Links, bibliography, portraits, selected poems.  

Han Shan Te'-Ch'ing (1246 - 1326)    Links, bibliography, selected poems.  

Han Shan and Shih-Te, The Mad Monks

Home Practice for Buddhists and Taoists: Spiritual Notebook, Rituals, Altar, Meditation, Gardening, Taijiquan and Qigong, Activities, etc.

The Tibetan Buddhist Home Altar: Practical and Spiritual Advice. Buddhist Practices for Daily Life Using Your Personal Altar.
By Dakpa Topgyal. Photographs by Pamela Harrod. 72 pages, 2018. VSCL.

Daily Buddhist Practice Guide: How to Practice Buddhism at Home and in Everyday Life. By Alan Peto. 170 pages, 2022. VSCL

How to Live the Good Life:  Advice from Wise and Respected Persons

Hua-Yen Buddhism

Entry Into the Inconceivable: An Introduction to Hua-Yen Buddhism  By Thomas F. Cleary.  Honolulu, Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press, 1983, 1994.  Notes, 223 pages.  ISBN: 978-0824816971.  VSCL.  Introduction, commentary, and translations of key Hua-Yen treatises by Tu Shu, Cheng-kuan, Chih-yen, and Fa-tsang. 

Hua-Yen Buddhism, Flower Ornament Thought and Practice

The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra  By Thomas Cleary.  Shambhala Press, 1993.  1,643 pages.  ISBN: 978-0877739401.  VSCL. 

Hua-Yen Buddhism: The Jewel Net of Indra  By Francis H. "Dojun" Cook.  Pennsylvania State University Press, 1977.  Index, glossary, notes, 164 pages.  ISBN: 978-0271021904.  VSCL. 

Process Philosophy

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Indestructible Truth: The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism. By Reginald A. Ray. Series: The World of Tibetan Buddhism, Vol. 1.  Boston, Shambhala Publishers, 2000, 2002. Index, bibliography, notes, chronology, 495 pages. ISBN: 9781570629105. A detailed study of the Vajrayana Buddhism of Tibet. VSCL.

The Iron Flute: 100 Zen Koans.  Translated by Nyogen Senzaki and by Ruth Strout McCandles.  Tuttle, 153 pages, 2011. VSCL, Paperback.

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The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness.  By Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche.  290 pages, 2007.

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Koan Database Project: Indexes to Koan Collections

Subject Index to 1,001 Zen Buddhist Koans

Book of Serenity BOS

Blue Cliff Record BCR

Gateless Gate GB

Entangling Vines ENT

Transmission of Light TOL

Rinzai Zen Buddhism

Samurai Zen: The 100 Warrior Koans (SAM)

Dogen's Shinji Mana Shobogenzo Koans DSMS

 

 

Kwan Yin, Divine Mother, Avalokitasvara, Kannon,
Tara, Miao Shan, Kuan Yin, Shakti, Dakini

"The One Who Perceives the Sounds of the World." The Hearer of Pleas for Help. She is a Bodhisattva of Compassion.

Discovering Kwan Yin: Buddhist Goddess of Compassion. By Sandy Boucher. Beacon Press, 132 pages.

The Kuan Yin Transmission: Healing Guidance from our Universal Mother. By Alana Fairchild. Blue Angel, 2019, 311 pages, index. VSCL.

Kuan Yin: Accessing the Power of the Divine Feminine. By Daniela Schenker. Sounds True, 2007, 159 pages. VSCL.

Bodhisattva of Compassion: The Mystical Tradition of Kuan Yin. By John Blofeld. Shambhala, 1977, 158 pages. VSCL.

Guanyin - Wikipedia

She Appears! Encounters with Kwan Yin, Goddess of Compassion. By Sandy Boucher. Goddess Link 2015, illustrated, 212 pages.

A Guide to the Three Fold Lotus Sutra. By Nikkyo Niwano. Translated by Eugene Langston. Kosei Pubs, 1981, index, 167 pages. VSCL.

The Threefold Lotus Sutra. Translated with commentary by Brunno Kato, and Kojiro Miyasaka 1971, 1999, with revisions by many experts. Kosei Pub., 1971, 1999, glossary, 383 pages. Includes: The Sutra of Innumerable Meanings, The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law, and The Sutra of Meditation on the Bodhisattva Universal Love. VSCL. Chapter 25: The All-Sidedness of the Bodhisattva Regarder of the Cries of the World. VSCL.

The Cult of Tara: Magic and Ritual in Tibet  By Stephan Beyer.  Berkeley, University of California Press, 1978.  Index, bibliography, notes, 542 pages.  ISBN: 9780520036352.  VSCL.  The Praises to the Twenty One Taras is found on pages 211-214.  Online Version.  Review by Christopher Bell in 2004. 

Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism.  By Judith Simmer-Brown.  Boston, Shambhala, 2001.  Index, bibliography, Tibetan transliterations glossary, 404 pages.  ISBN: 1570627207.  VSCL. 

 

 

 

 

 

Kōans    Kung-ans, Gōng'ŕns, 公案

Stories, Anecdotes, Dialogues, Interactions
Non-Rational or Anti-Rational Zen (Chan) Buddhist Meditation/Contemplation
Teaching/Learning/Practice Using Zen Koans
Contemplating, Reflecting, Thinking, Ruminating, Meditating
Purpose:  Insight, Understanding, Realization, Awakening, Enlightenment

Bibliography, Links, Resources

 

Koans are used in Zen (Chan) Buddhist training to help the student to achieve new levels of insight, realization, awakening, or enlightenment.  "Koan" is the Japanese word, and "Kung an" is the Chinese word for these tools of training.  Koans are a record of the many questions and answers, dialogues, and interactions between Zen masters and students, between Zen students, and between Zen masters. 

 

The Book of Equanimity: Illuminating Classic Zen Koans   By Gerry Shishin Wick.  Foreword by Bernie Glassman.  Wisdom Publications, 2005.  320 pages.  ISBN: 978-0861713875.  VSCL.

Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life  By John Tarrant.  Boston, Shambhala, 2008.  Notes, 194 pages.  ISBN:  9781590306185.  VSCL. 

Entangling Vines: A Classic Collection of Zen Koans  Translated and annotated by Thomas Yūhō Kirchner.  Foreword by Nelson Foster.  Introduction by Ueda Shizuteru.  Boston, Wisdom Publications, 2013.  Index, bibliography, charts, 338 pages.  ISBN: 9781614290773.  A collection of 272 koans by Japanese Rinzai Zen masters and scholars called the Shūmon kattōshŭ (Entangling Vines) dating from 1689.  VSCL. 

The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan).  Translated with a commentary by Robert Aitken.  New York, North Point Press, 1991.  Notes, bibliography, appendices, gloasary, 332 pages.  ISBN: 0865474427.  VSCL.    

 

 

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Gateless Barrier: Zen Comments on the Mumonkan.  By Zenkai Shibayama.  Boston, Shambhala, 2000.  384 pages.  ISBN: 9781570627262.  "For more than seven centuries the Mumonkan has been used in Zen monasteries to train monks and to encourage the religious development of lay Buddhists. It contains forty- eight koans, or spiritual riddles, that must be explored during the course of Zen training. Shibayama Zenkei (1894-1974), an influential Japanese Zen teacher and calligrapher who traveled and lectured throughout the United States in the 60s and 70s, offers his own commentary alongside the classic text. The Gateless Barrier remains an essential text for all serious students of Buddhism."  VSCL. 

Koans:  Bibliography, Quotations, Links, Commentary, Notes, Recommended Reading, Information, Practice, Resources

 

 

Nothing Is Hidden: The Psychology of Zen Koans  By Barry Magid.  Wisdom Publications, 2013.  232 pages.  ISBN: 978-1614290827. 

 

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Lama Surya Das

Lama Surya Das

Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World  By Lama Surya Das.  New York, Broadway Books, 1997.  Index, recommended reading, 414 pages.  ISBN: 0767901576.  VSCL. 

Awakening to the Sacred: Creating a Personal Spiritual Life   By Lama Surya Das.  New York, Broadway Books, 1999.   Resources, 382 pages.  ISBN: 0767902750.  VSCL. 

Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be: Lessons on Change, Loss and Spiritual Transformation. By Lama Surya Das. Broadway, 222 pages, 2003. VSCL.

Master Dogen's Shobogenzo, Book 1. By Guso Mishijima and Chodo Cross. Windbell, 1994, 316 pages, footnotes, Sanskrit glossary, bibliography, Lotus Sutra. VSCL.

Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record: Zen Comments by Hakuin and Tenkei  Translated by Thomas Cleary.  Boston, Shambhala, 2002.  Introduction, recommended reading, 354 pages.  ISBN: 1570629129.  VSCL. 

Shifu Miao Zhang Points the Way

Timeline of Zen Buddhist Development in America

Two Zen Classics: Mumonkan and Hekiganroku  Translated with commentaries by Katsuki Sekida.  Edited and introduced by A. V. Grimstone.  New York, Weatherhill, 1977.  Index, 413 pages.  ISBN: 0834801302.  VSCL. 

The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans  Translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi.  Commentary by John Daido Loori.  Boston, Shambhala, 2005.  464 pages.  ISBN:  978-1590302422.  "When the thirteenth century master Eihei Dogen, one of the most influential thinkers in Zen Buddhism and founder of the Japanese Soto school, returned to Japan after four years of study in China, the fruit of his pilgrimage was recorded in a collection of koans called the Chinese Shobogenzo, also known as Shinji or Mana Shobogenzo. This collection of three hundred main cases was first published in 1766 under the title Shobogenzo Sambyakusoku (Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Three Hundred Cases)."  VSCL. 

Zen Buddhism: A Bibliography.  

Zen Flesh Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings.   By Paul Reps and Nyogen Senzaki.  Tuttle Publishing, Flaps edition, 1998.  First published in 1957.  211 pages.  ISBN: 9780804831864.  In 1962, this was the first book about Zen that I had ever read, and it greatly impressed and influenced me.  The Gateless Gate (Mumonkan) was transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki (1876–1958) and Paul Reps (1895–1990) in 1934, and appeared in in "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, 1958" pp. 109-161.  VSCL.   

The Zen Koan: Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen  By Isshu Miura and Ruth Fuller Sasaki.  Mariner Books, 1966.  76 pages.  ISBN: 0156999811. 

Zen Sand: The Book of Capping Phrases for Koan Practice.   By Victor Sogen Hori.  University of Hawaii Press, 2010.  Bilingual edition.  Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture.  ISBN: 9780824835071.  

Zen Staff, Zen Stick in Koans, Stick Used by Zen Masters as a symbol of their qualifications and authorization to teach Zen students.

 

Koans:  Bibliography, Quotations, Links, Commentary, Notes, Recommended Reading, Information, Practice, Resources

 

 

 

                                                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lifestyle Advice from Wise Persons

Living Kindness: The Buddha's Ten Guiding Principles for a Blessed Life  By Donald Altman.  Oregon City, Oregon, Moon Lake Media, 2003.  Bibliography, notes, 230 pages.  ISBN: 0963916165.  VSCL, 9/2012.

 

 

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Manual of Zen Buddhism  By Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki.  New York, Grove Press, 1960.  Index, B&W illustrations, 192 pages.  ISBN: 3940172248.  VSCL, 3/1965.  I still have my well worn copy purchased in 1965. 

Medicine Buddha Teachings  By Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.  Introduced, edited and annotated by Lama Tashi Namgyal.  Oral Translation by lama Yeshe Gyamtso.  Ithaca, New York, Snow Lion Publications, 2004.  Notes, 225 pages.  ISBN: 9781559392167.  VSCL. 

Mindfulness in Plain English  By Bhante Henepola Gunaratana.  Boston, Wisdom Publications, 2002.  Index, 208 pages.  ISBN: 0861713214.  VSCL, 2/2009. 

 

 

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Neo-Pagan Lore and Ritual.  Notebooks of the Librarian of Gushen Grove. 

 

 

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Opening a Mountain: Koans of the Zen Masters. By Steven Heine. Introduction and detailed commentaries. List of Teachers of Koans. Oxford University Press, 2001, 200 pages. VSCL, Paperback.

 

 

P

Paramitas: Transformational Practices for Realizing Enlightened Heart-Minds 

The Pocket Zen Reader.   Compiled and translated by Thomas Cleary.  Shambhala Pocket Classics.  Boston, Shambhala, 1999.  218 pages.  ISBN: 157062447X.  VSCL. 

 

 

 

 

Prajnaparamita Sutra

 

Essays in Zen Buddhism: Third Series  By D. T. Suzuki, 1870-1966.  Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki.  Foreword by Christmas Humphreys.  York Beach, Maine, Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1953, 1985.  Index, 396 pages.  ISBN: 0877280762.  VSCL.  Essays on Chinese Zen, Bodhisattva ideal, and a commentary on the the Prajnaparamita Sutra. 

Mother of the Buddhas: Meditation on the Prajnaparamita Sutra   Translation by Les Hixon.  Foreword by Robert A. F. Thurman.  Wheaton, Illinois, Quest Books, 1993.  Index, 265 pages.  ISBN:  0835606899.  VSCL. 

Zen and the Art of Insight  Selected and translated by Thomas Cleary.  Boston, Shambhala, 1999.  159 pages.  ISBN:  1570625166.  Selections and translations by Thomas Cleary from the Prajnaparmita literature.  VSCL. 

The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom  By Red Pine.  Text and commentaries, translated from Sanskrit and Chinese by Red Pine.   Washington, D.C., Counterpoint, c 2001.  Glossary, 471 pages.  ISBN: 1582432562.  VSCL. 

 

 

 

 

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu   For each of the 81 Chapters: 25 English Translations 5 Spanish Translations Chinese Characters Pinyin & Wade-Giles Concordance Bibliography & Links Directory Commentary Chapter Indexes   Daodejing 81 Website

Tao Te Ching  Chapter Number Index Standard Traditional Chapter Arrangement of the Daodejing Chapter Order in Wang Bi's Daodejing Commentary in 246 CE Compilation and Indexing by Michael P. Garofalo Concordance   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rigpa Wiki 

The Roaring Stream: A New Zen Reader  Edited by Nelson Foster and Jack Shoemaker.  Ecco Press, 1996.  Sources, 374 pages.  ISBN: 0880013443.  VSCL. 

 

 

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Secret of the Vajra World: The Tantric Buddhism of Tibet (World of Tibetan Buddhism, Vol. 2)  By Reginald A. Ray.  Boston, Shambhala, 2002.  New Edition.  544 pages.  ISBN: 157062917X. 

Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation  By Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield.  Boston, Shambhala, 2001, Shambhala Classic.  Originally published by Shambhala in 1987.  Index, 195 pages.  ISBN: 0877733279.  VSCL, 7/1988. 

Selling Water by the River: A Manual of Zen Training. By Jiyu Kennett: Abbess of Shasta Mountain Monastery, California. Vintage, 1972, 317 pages. VSCL.

The Six Perfections  Commentary by Geshe Sonam Rinchen.  Translated and edited by Ruth Sonam.  Ithaca, New York, Snow Lion Publications, 1998.  Notes, 158 pages.  ISBN: 1559390891.  VSCL, 9/2012. 

Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan  Translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi.  Boston, Shambhala, c 2012. Bibliography, notes, 249 pages.  9781590309827.  VSCL. 

The Spirit of Gardening.  Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo.  Over 3,500 quotations arranged by over 150 topics. 

Soto Zen: An Introduction to the Thought of the Serene Reflection Meditation School of Buddhism. By Keido Chisan Koho Zenji. Shasta Abbey, 160 pages, 2000. VSCL.

 

 

Suzuki, Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki, D. T. Suzuki, 1870-1966.

 

                       

 

Essays in Zen Buddhism, First Series   By D. T. Suzuki, 1870-1966.  Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki.  Foreword by Christmas Humphreys.  York Beach, Maine, Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1950, 1985.  Index, 388 pages.  ISBN: 0877285861.  VSCL.  Essays on Enlightenment, Zen history, Satori, practical methods, meditation hall, and the Ten Ox Herding Pictures. 

Essays in Zen Buddhism: Second Series  By D. T. Suzuki, 1870-1966.  Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki.  Foreword by Christmas Humphreys.  York Beach, Maine, Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1953, 1985.  Index, 367 pages.  ISBN: 0877280754.  VSCL.  Essays on koans, Bodhidhama, and passivity in Buddhist life. 

Essays in Zen Buddhism: Third Series  By D. T. Suzuki, 1870-1966.  Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki.  Foreword by Christmas Humphreys.  York Beach, Maine, Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1953, 1985.  Index, 396 pages.  ISBN: 0877280762.  VSCL.  Essays on Chinese Zen, Bodhisattva ideal, and the Prajnaparamita. 

The Zen Doctrine of No Mind: The Significance of the Sutra of Hui-Neng (Wei-lang).  By D. T. Suzuki.  Edited by Christmas Humphreys.  Boston, Weiser Books, 1969, 1972.  Index, 160 pages.  ISBN: 0877281823.  VSCL. 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tzu, Selected Translations (English, Spanish, Chinese), Index, Concordance, Bibliography

T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Guides, Resources, Bibliographies, Lessons, History, Information

Taijiquan and Qigong - Cloud Hands   

Tantra

Taoism

Taoist and Zen Poetry

Tara, Goddesses, Earth Mother, Tara, Devi

Tendai Lotus Teachings

Ten Bulls.   By Kakuan.  Transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki and Paul Reps.   Illustrated by Tomikichiro Tokuriki.    

Terebess Asia Online 

The Threefold Lotus Sutra. Translated by Bunno Kato, Yoshiro Tamura, and Kojiro Miyasaka with revisions by many experts. Kosei Pub., 383 pages, glossary. Includes: The Sutra of Innumerable Meanings, The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law, and The Sutra of Meditation on the Bodhisattva Universal Love. VSCL.

 

 

Tibetan Buddhism

Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. By John Powers. Snow Lion, 2007, 562 pages. VSCL.

See Also: Lama Surya Das, Chogyam Trungpa

 

The Transparency of Things: Contemplating the Nature of Experience. By Rupert Spira. Sahaja Pub., 2008, 243 pages. No index, no bibliography, no notes. VSCL, Paperback.

Non-Dualism

Advaita Vedanta

Awakening the Other Way: Non-Duality and Existential Reason. By Marcel Eschauzier. Unlock Tao, 2023, 144 pages. VSCL, Paperback.

Advaita Vedanta Books at Amazon

 

Trungpa, Chogyam Rinpoche (1939-1987)

Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala. By Chogyam Trungpa. Edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian. Shambhala, 1999, index, Bibliography, 266 pages. VSCL.

The Path of Individual Liberation. Volume One: The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. By Chogyan Trungpa. Compiled and edited by Judith L. Lief. Shambhala, 2013, index, glossary, 627 pages. VSCL.

Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior. By Chogyam Trungpa. Edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian. Shambhala, 202 pages. VSCL.

 

 

Two Zen Classics: Mumonkan and Hekiganroku  Translated with commentaries by Katsuki Sekida.  Edited by A.V. Grimstone.  New York, Weatherhill, c 1977.  Index, 413 pages.  ISBN: 0834801302.  VSCL.

 

 

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Unlocking the Zen Koan: A New Translation of the Zen Classic Wumenguam. Translated by Thomas Cleary. Berkeley, California, North Atlantic Books, 1993, 1997. 213 pages. ISBN: 978-1556432477. VSCL.

 

 

V

Valley Spirit Center in Red Bluff, California. Michael P. Garofalo: Yoga, Qigong and Taijiquan instructor. Green Way Research.

Virtues: Transformational Practices for Realizing Enlightened Heart-Minds

VSC = Valley Spirit Center Library, Red Bluff, California. In the personal library of Michael P. Garofalo.

 

 

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Waking Up to What You Do: A Zen Practice for Meeting Every Situation with Intelligence and Compassion. By Diane Eshin Rizetto. Foreword by Charlotte Joko Beck. Boston, Shambhala, 2005. Notes, 197 pages. ISBN: 9781590303429. VSCL.

 

 

 

 

Alan Watts  (1915-1973)

 

I began reading books about Buddhism, and books written by Alan Watts in 1960.  I borrowed many books from our local Los Angeles County Public Libraries.  I enjoyed studying books by D. T. Suzuki, Alan Watts, R.H. Blyth, Paul Reps, Buddhist Scriptures, and many others.  The key of VSCL means these books are now (2020) in my home library.

 

Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion.  By Alan Watts.  Vintage Books, 1947, 1971, 257 pages.  VSCL. 

Become What You Are.  By Alan Watts.  Shambhala, 1995, 132 pages.  VSCL.  

The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are.  By Alan Watts.  Vintage, 1966, 146 pages.  VSCL. 

Cloud-Hidden: Whereabouts Unknown, A Mountain Journal.  By Alan Watts.  Vintage, 1968, 208 pages.  VSCL. 

Does It Matter: Essays on Man's Relation to Materiality.  By Alan Watts.  Vintage, 1968, 125 pages. 

Cloud Hands Blog.  By Mike Garofalo.  

Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life: Collected Talks, 1960-1969.  By Alan Watts.  New World Library, 1994, 243 pages.  VSCL. 

The Essential Alan Watts.  Celestial Arts, 1974, 142 pages.  VSCL. 

How to Live a Good Life: Advice From Wise Persons.  By Mike Garofalo. 

In My Own Way; An Autobiography.  By Alan Watts.  New World, 1972, 384 pages.  VSCL. 

Just So: An Odyssey Into the Cosmic Web of Connection, Play and True Pleasure.  By Alan Watts.  Sounds True, Audio CD, 2017.

Leave It Be:  Alan Watts on the Art of Meditation.  Sounds True, Audio CD, 2020. 

The Meaning of Happiness.  The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East.  By Alan Watts.  Harper, 1940, 219 pages.  VSCL. 

Meditation: Methods, Quotes, Bibliography, Links.  By Mike Garofalo. 

Nature, Man and Woman.  By Alan Watts.  VSCL.   

Out of Your Mind: Essential Listening from the Alan Watts Audio Archives.  Sounds True, Audio CD, 2004.  VSCL.

Taoism: Scriptures, Methods, Quotes, Bibliography, Links, Poetry, Lore, History.  By Mike Garofalo.

Tao: The Watercourse Way.  By Alan Watts.  With the collaboration of Al Chung-liang Huang.  Pantheon, 1977, 134 pages.  VSCL. 

This is It, and Other Essays of Zen and Spiritual Experience.  By Alan Watts.  Vintage, 1958, 158 pages.  VSCL. 

Virtue Ethics: Quotes, Bibliography, Morality, Virtues, Positive Psychology.  By Mike Garofalo.   

The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety.  By Alan Watts.  Vintage, 1951, 152 pages.  VSCL. 

Zen Buddhism: Scriptures, Methods, Quotes, Poetry, Bibliography, Links, Lore, History.  By Mike Garofalo. 

Zen Effects: The Life of Alan Watts.  By Monica Furlong.  Skylight Paths, 2001, 2012, 235 pages.  VSCL. 

 

                                          

 

 

Alan Watts - Wikipedia 

"Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British writer and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.[2]  atts gained a following while working as a volunteer programmer at the KPFA radio station in Berkeley. He wrote more than 25 books and articles on religion and philosophy, introducing the emerging hippie counterculture to The Way of Zen (1957), one of the first bestselling books on Buddhism. In Psychotherapy East and West (1961), he argued that Buddhism could be thought of as a form of psychotherapy. He considered Nature, Man and Woman (1958) to be, "from a literary point of view—the best book I have ever written".[3] He also explored human consciousness and psychedelics in works such as "The New Alchemy" (1958) and The Joyous Cosmology (1962)."
-  Alan Watts, Wikipedia

 

 

 

 

 

The Way of the Bodhisattva By Shantideva. A translation of the Bodhicharyāvatāra. Revised Edition. Translated from the Tibetan by the Padmakara Translation Group. Boston, MA, Shambhala, 2008. Bibliography, notes, 361 pages. ISBN: 9781590306147. Shantideva was an 8th century Indian Buddhist scholar at Nalanda University. VSCL, 9/2012.

Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin. Translated by Norman Waddell. Boston, Shambhala, 2001. Index, bibliography, extensive notes, 177 pages. ISBN: 1570627703. VSCL.

 

 

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Yoga Website by Mike Garofalo

 

 

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Zen and Japanese Culture By D.T. Suzuki. Princeton, 1959. Bollingen Series, #64. 478 pages. VSCL.

Zen and the Art of Insight By Tomas Cleary. Selections and translations by Thomas Cleary from the Prajnaparmita literature. Boston, Shambhala, 1999. 159 pages. ISBN: 1570625166. VSCL, 3/2001.

Zen Buddhism: A History, India & China (Volume 1) By Heinrich Dumoulin. New York, Macmillan Pub. Co., c 1988. Index, appendices, lists, notes, 349 pages. ISBN: 0029082609. VSCL.

The Zen Doctrine of No Mind: The Significance of the Sutra of Hui-Neng By D. T. Suzuki. Weiser. 160 pages. ISBN: 978-0877281825. VSCL.

Zen Dust: The History of the Koan and Koan Study in Rinzai (Linji) Zen. By Ruth Fuller Sasaki and Isshu Miura. Harcourt Brace, 1967. Out of Print, Rare, Expensive.

Zen Flesh Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings. By Paul Reps and Nyogen Senzaki. Tuttle Publishing, Flaps edition, 1998. First published in 1957. 211 pages. ISBN: 9780804831864. In 1962, this was the first book about Zen that I had ever read, and it greatly impressed and influenced me. The Gateless Gate (Mumonkan) was transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki (1876–1958) and Paul Reps (1895–1990) in 1934, and appeared in in "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, 1958" pp. 109-161. VSCL.

Zen Flesh Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings Compiled by Paul Reps and Nyogen Senzaki.  Boston, Shambhala, 1994. Tuttle, 1957. 285 pages - Shambhala Pocket Classics. VSCL.

Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics By R. H. Blyth. Tokyo, The Hokuseido Press, 1942, 1996 printing. Index, 446 pages.  ASIN: 0893460028. Dedicated to Roshi Myoshinji Betsu-In, and to Imamura Juzo. Review by Kiley John Clark. VSCL.

The Zen Master Hakuin Selected Writings. Translated by Philip B. Yampolsky. New York, Columbia University Press, c 1971. Index, appendices, 253 pages. ISBN: 0231060416. VSCL.

Zen Poems, Verses, Sayings, Quotations, Quips, and Koans. Selected Quotations: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine. Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo.

Zen Poems of China and Japan: The Crane's Bill. Translated by Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto. Grove Press, 1988. 143 pages.

Zen: Poems, Prayers, Sermons, Anecdotes, Interviews. Translations by Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto. Swallow Press, 1982. 210 pages.

Zen Poetry. Links and bibliography, selected quotes, notes, short poems, and special webpages on noted Zen poetry scholars and translators.  Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo.

The Zen Poetry Of Dogen: Verses from the Mountain of Eternal Peace. By Steven Heine. Boston: Charles E. Tuttle Co. Inc., 1997, viii + 208 pages, ISBN: 0804831076. Review  Review. Essay.

Zen's Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings. By Andy Ferguson. Foreword by Reb Anderson. Boston, Wisdom Publications, 2000.   Glossaries, name lists, Zen lineage charty, bibliography, index, 518 pages. ISBN: 0861711637. VSCL.

 

 

 

 

 

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