The Importance Of Living by Yutang Lin
http://www.amazon.com/Importance-Living-Lin-Yutang/dp/0688163521/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1293905729&sr=1-1
The Wisdom of China by Yutang Lin
My Country and My People by Yutang Lin
The Wisdom Of Confucius
The Spirit of Zen by Alan Watts
» a poem
Not knowing how near Truth is,
People seek it far away,
They are like him who, in the midst of water,
Cries out in thirst so imploringly
The Three Pillars of Zen by Philip Kapleau
Essays in Zen Buddhism by D.T. Suzuki
Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel
Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh
"To practice meditation is to be aware of the existence of suffering. Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, the eyes of a baby. To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonder of life. They are within us and all around us, everywhere, anytime."
Touching Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
Rational Zen: The Mind of Dogen Zenji by Thomas Cleary
p166
A famous Zen saying goes, "as before, mountains are mountains, rivers are rivers," but this is nothing to get excited about. One of the differences between real and false Zen is in the attitude taken toward the awakening to be-as-is.
Zen: Images, Texts, and Teachings by Lucien Stryk, Mirian Levering
Zen Antics: 100 Stories of Enlightenment by Thomas Cleary
Mountain Dwelling by Master Ching Kung (dd.1352)
Things of the past are already long gone
and things to be, distant beyond imagining
The Tao is just this moment, these words:
Plum blossoms fallen; gardenia just opening
