Good Introductory Books about Zen Buddhism

KrunkMcGrunk

Anyone know of any good books that could teach me, a guy who knows incredibly little, about Zen Buddhism? Not necessarily the history of it, but the teachings of the philosophy (religion?) itself.

Djeet

I've found the works of Chih Chung Tsai (or Tsai Chih Chung or Cai Zhizhong) to be very accessible. It's more like illustrated Koans than a text that tries to teach you something in the way of the Western academic tradition.

Feral

Big Suzuki (DT Suzuki):



Little Suzuki (Shunryu Suzuki):

Cage1

Feral's got it. Especially Beginners mind, in my opinion. "Everyday Zen" by Jocko Bek is supposed to be sweet and great, too.

Indica1

I read a book by a writer named Osho about zen that was very interesting, not just informative, but helpful in internalizing some the more ineffable ideas. I can't figure out which one it was because he has written hundreds of books, but the most popular seems to be called Zen: path of paradox.

KrunkMcGrunk

Awesome! Thanks for the suggestions, guys!