What to Read After Zen and the Brain
Readers who loved Zen and the Brain by James H. Austin keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Zen and the Brain is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Zen and the Brain
history of the mind
Kluge
Buddhism Plain and Simple
Thoughts Without a Thinker
The Dancing Wu Li Masters
Why We Believe What We Believe
Muses, Madmen, and Prophets
Waking, Dreaming, Being
The "God" Part of the Brain
The Spirit of Zen
The Master and His Emissary
Toward a Psychology of Awakening
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Mastering the core teachings of the Buddha
Theoretical Neuroscience
The Tangled Wing
Looking for Spinoza
The essential David Bohm
Meditation Made Easy
Dalai Lama
The Mindful Brain
Why God Won't Go Away
After Buddhism
The Quest for Consciousness