Reddit reviews Everyday Zen: Love and Work (Plus)

This site has a bunch of information on how to do zazen: http://antaiji.org/en/新温泉町移住定住プロモーション-l-a-zenmonki-2/

And if you're looking for books with instructions on how to do zazen, there is:

https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Training-Philosophy-Shambhala-Classics/dp/1590302834/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=zen+training&qid=1549654890&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Zen-Love-Work-Plus/dp/0061285897/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=charlotte+joko+beck&qid=1549654919&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Special-Charlotte-J-Beck/dp/0062511173/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=charlotte+joko+beck&qid=1549654919&sr=8-2

https://www.amazon.com/Path-Bodhidharma-Teachings-Library-Enlightenment/dp/0804832161/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=shodo+harada+roshi&qid=1549654938&sr=8-2

If you're doing zazen on your own, you don't have to necessarily do any kind of ritual before it, only if you choose to do so.

And just ignore the crazy people that compulsively post lies and bullshit on this subreddit.

You can go to a buddhist community that has meditation as a practice and learn there. Also, there are a bunch of books that teach different kinds of meditations, and some of them go into detail on how to meditate. For instance, these ones:

[zen training] (https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Training-Philosophy-Shambhala-Classics/dp/1590302834/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535777895&sr=8-1&keywords=zen+training) , [the path to bodhidharma] (https://www.amazon.com/Path-Bodhidharma-Teachings-Library-Enlightenment/dp/0804832161/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535777933&sr=8-1&keywords=the+path+to+bodhidharma) , [everyday zen] (https://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Zen-Love-Work-Plus/dp/0061285897/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535828798&sr=8-1&keywords=everyday+zen) , [nothing special] (https://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Special-Charlotte-J-Beck/dp/0062511173/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535778035&sr=8-1&keywords=nothing+special) , [the three pillars of zen] (https://www.amazon.com/Three-Pillars-Zen-Teaching-Enlightenment/dp/0385260938/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536631531&sr=8-1&keywords=the+three+pillars+of+zen) and these ones which are free : [the 7th world of chan buddhism] (http://zbohy.zatma.org/common/downloads/SeventhWorldOfChanBuddhism.pdf) and [Mindfulness in Plain English] (http://www.vipassana.com/meditation/mindfulness_in_plain_english.php) all have instructions on how to do one or more types of meditations.

You can also find information on the web, like here: https://zmm.org/teachings-and-training/meditation-instructions/ and http://antaiji.org/archives/eng/okumura-zazen.shtml

Or on youtube, like here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLwVt6Wlqeg , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk7JRHNX19A , and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGzE6BQb1xY .

There's also the topics of recommended links and books of this subreddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Meditation/comments/2ixjf6/meddits_online_recommendations/ ; https://www.reddit.com/r/Meditation/comments/2ixjq7/meddits_book_recommendations/

thanks, I will. i have my own reading materials.

I come back with a book recommendation for meditation: Everyday Zen, by Charlotte Joko Beck. She speaks plainly, without unnecessary mysticism, and explains a proper way of thinking really well.

http://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Zen-Love-Work-Plus/dp/0061285897

I'm sure you could torrent a pdf or something, though I liked holding the book in my hands and reading it. It may be at your library, too.

Yes, absolutely! In fact, the teacher I was talking about was Charlotte Beck (this was a long time ago and she's since passed away), who wrote a great, accessible "intro" book: Everyday Zen. Can't recommend it highly enough.

My favorite books about buddhism and meditation are:

[zen training] (https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Training-Philosophy-Shambhala-Classics/dp/1590302834/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=zen+training&qid=1565793019&s=gateway&sr=8-1) ,
nothing special
, everyday zen - love and work , [the path to bodhidharma] (https://www.amazon.com/Path-Bodhidharma-Teachings-Library-Enlightenment/dp/0804832161/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+path+to+bodhidharma&qid=1565793271&s=gateway&sr=8-1) , and this one is a free e-book : [the 7th world of chan buddhism] (https://zbohy.zatma.org/common/downloads/SeventhWorldOfChanBuddhism.pdf)

Also, if you're interested in buddhism, visiting a temple if there is one near you and learning there provided you find it worthwhile is another way to learn and practice buddhism.

"Everyday Zen: Love and Work" (Charlotte Joko Beck)

Try reading "Everyday Zen".

Everyday Zen
by Charlotte Joko Beck


She's wonderful.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0061285897/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_sh-MDbNQVKWAH