What to Read After Not Always So
Readers who loved Not Always So by Shunryū Suzuki keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Not Always So 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 Not Always So
The Three pillars of Zen
Everyday Zen
Cutting through spiritual materialism
Nothing Special
Hardcore Zen
Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma
The Heart Sutra
Zen Buddhism
Old Path White Clouds
Taking the path of Zen
Sit down and Shut Up
An introduction to Zen Buddhism
The Heart of Understanding
The myth of freedom and the way of meditation
Opening the Hand of Thought
A Flash of lightning in the dark of night
Being nobody, going nowhere
Dhammapada
The Diamond Sutra and the Sutra of Hui-Neng
No Death, No Fear
Being peace
Buddhism plain and simple
Start Where You Are
The heart of the Buddha's teaching