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Profile: San Francisco Zen Center

By David Chadwick — 2002

n 1959, a Zen priest named Shunryu Suzuki was sent from Japan to take over Sokoji. While he didn’t deny the significance of intellectual study, his constant teaching was to sit down and follow the breath—to do zazen—and to bring the practice of awakening into one’s daily life.

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Turning the Wheel: Essays on Buddhism and Writing

"Were it not for the Buddhadharma, says Charles Johnson in his preface to Turning the Wheel, "I'm convinced that, as a black American and an artist, I would not have been able to successfully negotiate my last half century of life in this country.

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Charles Johnson
2007
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Buddhism: The First Millennium

Beginning with the events immediately following the dark days after the death of Shakyamuni and continuing over a period of 1,000 years, this dynamic tome covers a vast and complex series of events and developments in the history of Buddhism.

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Daisaku Ikeda, Burton Watson (translator)
2009
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Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

Old Path White Clouds presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha.

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Thich Nhat Hanh
1987
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The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation

With poetry and clarity, Thich Nhat Hanh imparts comforting wisdom about the nature of suffering and its role in creating compassion, love, and joy—all qualities of enlightenment.

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Thich Nhat Hanh
1999
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The Four Noble Truths

This book contains the essential guide to some of the central Buddhist teachings based on the recent UK lectures by his holiness. This volume includes:- ‘The Four Noble truths’, one of the most central tenets of Tibetan Buddhism. The need to balance spiritual and material values.

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The Dalai Lama
1998
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The Pocket Pema Chödrön

Pema Chödrön, beloved Buddhist nun and best-selling author, offers this treasury of 108 short selections from her more than four decades of study and writings.

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Pema Chödrön
2008
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Buddhism: A Concise Introduction

The world's premier authority on religious traditions and his premier successor present a concise and timely guide to the history, teachings, and practice of Buddhism. Bookshelves abound with introductions to Buddhism, many written by luminaries and spiritual giants of the faith.

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Huston Smith, Philip Novak
2004
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