What to Read After Taking the Path of Zen
Readers who loved Taking the Path of Zen by Robert Aitken keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Taking the Path of Zen 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 Taking the Path of Zen
The Three pillars of Zen
Everyday Zen
Not Always So
Zen Buddhism
Hardcore Zen
Nothing Special
The Heart Sutra
Sit down and Shut Up
Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma
Opening the Hand of Thought
The Diamond Sutra and the Sutra of Hui-Neng
The Art of Living
In the Buddha's words
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness
Zen in the Art of Archery
Nine-headed Dragon River
Confession of a Buddhist atheist
My Spiritual Journey
Zen Buddhism and its influence on Japanese culture
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
The Way of Zen
Undervalued Self
Guided Mindfulness Meditation (Guided Mindfulness)
Literature and Science