Religion vs Addiction

squirell nutkin · 06-30-2010, 08:37 PM

Reading list:
Two good starter books are Taking the Path of Zen by Robert Aitken
and The Eight Gates of Zen by John Daido Loori.

Both are highly accessible, written by westerners.
I'd stay away from some of the more philosophical stuff as it will create too much confusion, especially Alan Watts who wasn't a practitioner and gets a lot of stuff wrong.

Many Zen books make more sense after you've practiced. Popular culture has put the word on everyone's lips with lots of misinformation.

06-30-2010, 08:37 PM	#23
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	Reading list: Two good starter books are Taking the Path of Zen by Robert Aitken and The Eight Gates of Zen by John Daido Loori. Both are highly accessible, written by westerners. I'd stay away from some of the more philosophical stuff as it will create too much confusion, especially Alan Watts who wasn't a practitioner and gets a lot of stuff wrong. Many Zen books make more sense after you've practiced. Popular culture has put the word on everyone's lips with lots of misinformation. __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

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