The Precepts

[Mujin]

I didn't see any on the recommended book list, so I am wondering if there are any recommendations for a book about the Precepts.

Gassho,
Mujin
SatTodayLAH

[Shinshi]

Yes I do! These are books that I have liked, so just personal experience - not Treeleaf recommended.

We used to use The Mind of Clover by Robert Aitken. Unfortunately it is kind of a product of his time so slightly sexist views of gender roles.

I quite like Opening to Oneness by Nancy Mujo Baker. Its flavor is very much that of Bernie Glassman's Zen Peacemakers Order

Being Upright: Zen Meditation and Bodhisattva Precepts by Reb Anderson tries to apply the Precepts to every day life.

The Heart of Being: Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen Buddhism by John Daido Loori I liked as well.

Waking Up to What You Do: A Zen Practice for Meeting Every Situation with Intelligence and Compassion by Diane Eshin Rizzetto is an interesting book. It uses the Precepts as a way to frame how to "use the Zen precepts as tools to develop a keen awareness of the motivations behind every aspect of our behavior—to “wake up to what we do”—from moment to moment. "

I liked it but it is a bit different.

Opening to Oneness is my current go to. I have been reading parts of the last 4 listed during this Ango.

Again, these are just books I have read and liked. Not official Treeleaf recommendations. So take these recommendations with a grain of salt.

Gassho,

Shinshi
SaT-LaH

[Onsho]

+1 for Being Upright

Gassho,
Onsho
satlah

[Jundo]

Hi Guys,

Actually, our Treeleaf "Suggested BOOKS & MEDIA on Zen Practice" list does have a section there on "BUDDHIST ETHICS & ENGAGED BUDDHISM" scrolling down ...

https://forum.treeleaf.org/forum/treeleaf/the-beginner-s-place/1029-suggested-books-media-on-zen-practice

And it does have most of the books the Shinshi lists, all excellent. I will take the liberty of adding there the other titles that Shinshi mentions on his recommendation (I have read most of them, not all.)

Gassho, J
stlah