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
The "God" Part of the Brain
Thoughts Without a Thinker
Muses, Madmen, and Prophets
The Dancing Wu Li Masters
Why We Believe What We Believe
The Spirit of Zen
A history of the mind
Buddhism Plain and Simple
Kluge
Toward a Psychology of Awakening
Waking, Dreaming, Being
The Master and His Emissary
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Why God Won't Go Away
The Quest for Consciousness
The Art of Living
Looking for Spinoza
The essential David Bohm
Meditation Made Easy
After Buddhism
The Tangled Wing
Dalai Lama
Theoretical Neuroscience
Mastering the core teachings of the Buddha