amra@ihuxj.UUCP (Steven L. Aldrich) (11/19/84)
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I have compiled a "partial" reading list to "illuminate" the origins
and/or beliefs of the Zen-Baptist faith. I hope these "fingers" will be of
interest to some of you. I'm interested to hear your comments...
Enough Rambling, On To The Business At Hand.
A Partial Zen-Baptist
Reading List:
1) Meditation: An Eight Step Program by Eknath Easwaren
Thorough and enjoyable reading,good blend of
Eastern/Western philosophies.
2) Zen Mind,Beginners Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
Excellant,cuts to the heart of zazen practice. Shunryu
Suzuki is a dharma descendant of Dogen-zenji by the way.
He established the first Zen monastery outside Asia in the
U.S., sometime in the sixties.
3) The Prophet by Kahill Gibran
Sheer exstacy to read,Highly recommended.
4) The Garden of the Prophet by Kahill Gibran
Companion book to The Prophet. Concludes
the above story,also very good.
5) The Wanderer by Kahill Gibran
Like reading a collection of parables; very moving
and inspirational.
6) The Way of the Bull by Leo Buscaglia
Although this is not a book on Zen alone it does
have numerous valuable points to make. Buscaglia
lived in Asia for a period of years. This book is
an accounting of the experiances he had and the people
he met. The first chapter deals with his experiances
in a Zen monastery. Very moving book.
7) The Three Pillars of Zen by Roshi Phillip Kapleau
Best One;A finger pointing to the moon!!
A very thorough book covering essentials
of Zen!! If you only buy a few books,
by all means get this one.
8) Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu) translated by Gia-Fu Feng & Jane English
Marvelous book,stunning calligraphy and photography
throughout. The words flow like water on its way to the sea.
The authors don't speculate about the meanings of Lao Tzu
But present the material verbatum without commentary.
9) Be Here Now by Ram Das
Not bad as as introduction to meditation practices.
10) Chuang Tsu (Inner Chapters) Translated by: Gia-Fu Feng & Jane
English. A Companion Book To Tao Te Ching.Contains Numerous
Enlightening Passages. :-)
11) The Gosple According To Zen: Published By Penguin Books.
A Very Good Comparision Between The Practices and
Beliefs Of East & West concerning Religious Matters.
Highly Recommend This One Also!
12) The Dhammapada; translated by: Juan Mascaro (Publisher:Penguin Books)
Exceptional Rendering of The Buddha's Dharma!
If You See These Last Two On The Shelf At Your
Book Store/Library, Please Take The Time To Read
Them. They're Very Short & Can Be Read In One Sitting!
That's enough for now, hope this "partial" reading list will help
explain the beliefs/practices/philosophy of the Zen-Baptist faith.
If you'd care to comment on the above, either send EMAIL to me or
post to this news-group. Well Back To Non-Action.......
Peace & Best Wishes,
From The Resident Zen-Baptist:
Steve Aldrich (ihnp4!ihuxj!amra)
"I Hope Someday A Pope Will Chose The Name 'SHORTY'!" :-) G. Carlinamra@ihuxj.UUCP (Steven L. Aldrich) (11/20/84)
I made a couple "syntax" { What,you mean their taxing "sin" now? :-) },
errors in the previous posting. Allow me to correct these now.
1) The Prophet was written by "Kahlil Gibran" not Kahill Gibran!
( Thanks to Jeff Sargent for pointing this out!)
2) The other mistake was in the spelling of "Gospel"
as in- "The Gospel According To Zen".
These mistakes must be due to working "vegetable shift", it's amazing
how many brain cells stop functioning on third shift.
Peace & Best Wishes,
Steve Aldrich (ihnp4!ihuxj!amra)
"If you want to TEST a Faith Healer, Ask for a Smaller Shoe Size!" G. Carlin