READING LIST
Peace be with you.
The Holy Rule of the White Robed Monks of St. Benedict.
Abe, Masao. Zen and Western Thought. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1985. (ISBN 0-8248-1214-X) "True Person and Compassion," "Zen and Western Thought," "Self-Awakening and Faith-Zen and Christianity," Part IV: "Religion in the Present and the Future."
Barnhart OSB Cam, Bruno and Joseph Wong OSB Cam. Purity of Heart and Contemplation: A Monastic Dialogue between Christian and Asian Traditions. New York: Continuum, 2001 (364 pp) (ISBN 0-8264-1348-X)
Bielefeldt, Carl. Dogen's Manuals of Zen Meditation. Berkeley: The University of California Press, 1988. (ISBN 0-520-06835-1), "The Earliest Manual and the Origins of Dogen's Zen," "The Vulgate Manual and the Development of Dogen's Zen," "The Sudden Practice," "Tradition of Enlightenment," "Nonthinking and the Practice of the Seated Buddha."
Borg, Marcus (Ed.). Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings. Berkeley: Ulysses Press, 1997. (ISNB 1-56975-121-8).
Carter, Robert E. The Nothingness Beyond God: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Nishida Kitaro. St Pail: Paragon House, 1997. (228 pp) (ISBN 1-55778-761-1)
Cobb,Jr., John B. and Christopher Ives, eds. The Emptying God: A Buddhist-Jewish-Christian Conversation. Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1990.(210 pp) (ISBN: 81-7030-490-3)
Epstein MD, Mark. Thoughts without a thinker. New York: Harper Collins, 1995. (ISBN 0-465-08585-7)
Fry OSB, Timothy (Ed). The Rule of St. Benedict. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press: 1981 (ISBN: 0-8146-1220-2), "The Origins of Monasticism in the Eastern Church," "Pre-Benedictine Monasticism in the Western Church," "The Rule of St. Benedict," "The Rule in History."
Funk, Mary Margaret. Thoughts Matter: The Practice of Spiritual Life. New York: Continuum Publishing Co, 1998 (144 pp) (ISBN 0-8264-1063-4)
Graham OSB, Aelred. Zen Catholicism: A Suggestion. New York: Harcourt, Brace, and World, Inc., 1963. (ISBN 0-8245-1425-4: Republished 1994, Crossroad Publishing Co., NY) (218 pp)
Griffiths OSB, Bede. The Marriage of East and West. Springfield: Templegate Publishers, 1982. (ISBN 0-97243-105-3)
Gyatso, Tensin (Dalai Lama XIV). The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1998. (ISBN 0-86171-138-6)
Gyatso, Tensin (Dalai Lama XIV). Spiritual Advice for Buddhists and Christians. New York: Continuum Publishing Co, 1998. (ISBN 0-8264-1076-6)
Gunn, Robert J. Joourneys into Emptiness: Dogen, Merton, Jung and the Quest for Transformation. New York: Paulist Press, 2000. (334 pp) (ISBN 0-8091-3933-2)
Hackett, David G. The Silent Dialogue: Zen Letters to a Trappist Abbot New York: Continuum Publishing Co., 1998. (180 pp) (ISBN-08264-0780-3)
Hanh, Thich Nhat. Living Buddha, Living Christ. New York: Riverhead Books, 1995. (ISBN 1-57322-568-1)
Henry, Patrick, ed. Benedict's Dharma: Buddhists Reflect on the Rule of St. Benedict,New York: Riverhead Books, 2001. (217 pp) (ISBN 1-57322-190-2)
Johnson, Willard. Riding The Ox Home: A History of Meditation from Shamanism to Science. Boston: Beacon Press,1986. (246 pp) (ISBN 0-8070-1305-6)
Kasulis, T.P. Zen Action/Zen Person. Hawaii: The University Press of Hawaii,1981. (ISBN 0-8248-0702-2) "Nagarjuna: the Logic of Emptiness," "Dogen's Phenomenology of Zazen," "Zen Action/Zen Person," "Dogen: Person as Presence."
Katagiri, Dainin. Returning to Silence. Boston: Shambhala, 1988. (174 pp) (ISBN: 0-87773-431-3)
Kennedy SJ, Robert F. Zen Spirit, Christian Spirit: The Place of Zen in Christian Life. New York: Continuum, 1995 (ISBN 0-8264-0919-9)
Lopez, Donald S and Steven C. Rockefeller (Eds). The Christ and the Bodhisattva. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1987. (ISBN 0-88706-402-7), "Introduction, (Eds) " "Who is Jesus Christ for Us Today? (Steindl-Rast)" "The God You Touch (Ulanov)," "The Meaning of Jesus the Christ (Gilkey)," "Panel Discussion."
Merton OCSO, Thomas. The Wisdom of the Desert. New York: New Directions, 1960. (81 pp) (ISBN: 0-8112-0102-3)
Merton OCSO, Thomas. Zen and Birds of Appetite. New York: New Directions, 1960. (ISBN 0-8112-0104X)
Mitchell, Donald W. & James Wiseman, eds. The Gethsemani Encounter: A Dialogue on the Spiritual Life by Buddhist and Christian Monastics. New York: Continuum Publishing Co., 1998. (252 pp) (ISBN 0-8264-1046-4)
Mitchell, Stephen. The Gospel According to Jesus. New York: HarperCollins Pubs., 1991. (306 pp) (ISBN: 0-06-01116641-X)
Steindl-Rast OSBC, David. A Listening Heart: The Art of Contemplative Living. New York: Crossroad, 1983. (95 pp) (ISBN 0-8245-0576-X)
Susuki, Shunryu. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. New York: Weatherhill, 1987. (138 pp) (ISBN: 0-8348-0079-9)
Teasdale, Wayne. A Monk in the World: Cultivating Spiritual Life. California: New World Library. 2002 . (236pp) (ISBN: 1-57731-437-9)
Uchiyama, Roshi Kosho. Approach to Zen. Tokyo: Japan Publications, 1973. (122 pp) (ISBN: 0-87040-252-8)
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