{"id":1671,"date":"2019-07-11T10:44:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T07:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tool-lx.gr\/zen\/zen\/vivliothiki-toy-zen\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T20:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:31:57","slug":"zen-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/zen\/zen-library\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0396\u0395\u039d LIBRARY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t    \n\t<section id=\"zen-custom-block_5dee82f6c7f82\" class=\"zen-full-image-block\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"custom-main-image\"><img width=\"1400\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_2068-1400x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-maxWidth1400maxHeight900 size-maxWidth1400maxHeight900\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n        \t<\/section>    \n\n\n\t\t    \n\t<section id=\"zen-custom-block_61c38ae1cc65c\" class=\"zen-full-text-block\">\n\t\t            <h2 class=\"custom-title\">KOTEN ROSHI&#8217;S ONLINE DHARMA TALKS MATERIAL<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"custom-text\"><ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ryusenji.org\/en\/\">Full list of commentaries\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Translation: Doiku Sensei<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t<\/section>\n    \n\n\n\t\t    \n\t<section id=\"zen-custom-block_624b02dd31356\" class=\"zen-full-text-block\">\n\t\t            <h2 class=\"custom-title\">QUESTIONS &#038; ANSWERS WITH KOTEN ROSHI <\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"custom-text\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/questions-answers-with-koten-roshi-part-1\/\"><strong>Q&amp;A Part 1<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n        \t<\/section>\n    \n\n\n\t\t    \n\t<section id=\"zen-custom-block_5d83a570eb2eb\" class=\"zen-full-text-block\">\n\t\t            <h2 class=\"custom-title\">TEXTS FOR READING<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"custom-text\"><p><strong>Sotozen<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotozen.com\/eng\/\">Sotozen.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotozen.com\/eng\/library\/key_terms\/index.html\">Basic Key Terms of Soto Zen Teaching<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotozen.com\/eng\/library\/comics\/index.html\">Sotozen.com\/library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sayings of Eihei D\u014dgen Zenji<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Shobogenzo-Zuimonki.pdf\">Sh\u014db\u014dgenz\u014d Zuimonki<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Taisen Deshimaru<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/RULES-OF-THE-DOJO.pdf\">Rules of the Dojo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thich Naht Hanh<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/terebess.hu\/zen\/mesterek\/Thich%20Nhat%20Hanh%20-%20The%20Miracle%20of%20Mindfulness.pdf\">The Miracle of Mindfulness<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Shunryu Suzuki <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holybooks.com\/zen-mind-beginners-mind\/\">Zen-Mind-Beginners-Mind<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sawaki Roshi <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/antaiji.org\/en\/services\/kodo-to-you\/\">To you\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Harada Sekkei Roshi<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ryusenji.org\/teisho\/Soto%20sect%20and%20Rinzai%20sect.htm\">Teisho: There is the Soto sect and the Rinzai sect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ryusenji.org\/teisho\/Sandokai01_SekkeiHaradaRoshi.htm\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Sandokai [Merging of Difference and Equality]<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryusenji.org\/en\/sekkei\/\">Discourse on Sandokai<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faculty.luther.edu\/~kopfg\/internal\/fullsyllabai\/Roshi.html\">A talk to students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/buddhismnow.com\/2011\/10\/06\/the-heart-sutra-harada-sekkei-roshi\/\">The Heart Sutra<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/buddhismnow.com\/2013\/08\/23\/dogen-zenjis-three-minds-by-harada-sekkei-roshi\/\">Dogen Zenji&#8217;s Three Minds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/buddhismnow.com\/2013\/10\/12\/to-study-the-way-of-buddha-by-harada-sekkei\/\">To study the way of Buddha<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/buddhismnow.com\/2014\/02\/19\/zazen-not-step-by-step-harada-roshi\/\">Zazen is not a step by step learning meditation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionsroar.com\/the-key-to-zen\/\">The Key to Zen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wearebuddhamind.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/being-thoroughly-familiar-with-true.html\">We are Buddha Mind<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n        \t<\/section>\n    \n\n\n\t\t    \n\t<section id=\"zen-custom-block_62828292af73c\" class=\"zen-full-text-block\">\n\t\t            <h2 class=\"custom-title\">ZEN STORIES <\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"custom-text\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/true-zen-stories-with-shunryu-suzuki\/\"><strong>Zen stories with Shunryu Suzuki<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A student asked Shunryu Suzuki:<br \/>\n\u201cHow much \u2018I\u2019 do we need?\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotozen.com\/eng\/library\/stories\/vol01.html\">Practice and Realization are One.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Zen, the unity of Practice and Realization (satori) is taught. In other words, we do not attain the goal by means of practice; practice itself is the goal of realization, and the goal, realization, is at once practice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/the-four-monks\/\">The four monks<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Four monks decided to do two weeks of silent meditation. On the first night the candles flickered and went out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t<\/section>\n    \n\n\n\t\t    \n\t<section id=\"zen-custom-block_5d83a5b4eb2ec\" class=\"zen-full-text-block\">\n\t\t            <h2 class=\"custom-title\">BOOKS IN ENGLISH<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"custom-text\"><p><strong>Sekkei Harada<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Essence of Zen: The Teachings of Sekkei Harada<\/li>\n<li>Unfathomable Depths: Drawing Wisdom for Today from a Classical Zen Poem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Shohaku Okumura<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Living by vow<\/li>\n<li>Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen&#8217;s Shobogenzo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Joko Beck<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everyday Zen<\/li>\n<li>Nothing Special: Living Zen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Suzuki Roshi<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">Zen mind, Beginners mind<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Heart of the Buddha\u2019s Teaching<\/li>\n<li>Being Peace<\/li>\n<li>Present Moment<\/li>\n<li>The Heart of Understanding<\/li>\n<li>Peace is every step<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reb Anderson<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Being Upright<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Philip Kapleau<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>John Daido Loori<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Zen of Creativity<\/li>\n<li>The art of just sitting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Katsuki Sekida<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zen Training, Methods &amp; Philosophy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Taisen Deshimaru<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Zen Way to the Martial Arts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kosho Uchiyama<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kodo Sawaki and Kosho Uchiyama with Shohaku Okumura<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dainin Katagiri<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Light That Shines through Infinity: Zen and the Energy of Life<\/li>\n<li>Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n        \t<\/section>\n    \n\n\n\t\t    \n\t<section id=\"zen-custom-block_5d83a912eb2ed\" class=\"zen-full-text-block\">\n\t\t            <h2 class=\"custom-title\">BOOKS IN GREEK <\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"custom-text\"><p><strong>\u0391\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c8\u03b7\u03c2,<\/strong> Kosho Uchiyama, \u0395\u03ba\u03b4\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u0395\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03b1 &amp; Zen Center Athens<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03a3\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03b6\u03b1,<\/strong> Shohaku Okumura<strong>, <\/strong>\u0395\u03ba\u03b4\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u0395\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03b1 &amp; Zen Center Athens<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u039d\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1,<\/strong> \u0395\u03ba\u03b4\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u039a\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0396\u03b5\u03bd \u039d\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2, \u03bf \u039d\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5, <\/strong>Shunryu Suzuki<strong>,<\/strong> \u0395\u03ba\u03b4\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u0399\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0397 \u03ac\u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u0396\u03b5\u03bd<\/strong>, Taishen Deshimaru<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03a4\u03bf \u0396\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03a4\u03ad\u03c7\u03bd\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a4\u03bf\u03be\u03bf\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/strong>, \u0395\u03c5\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03a7\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\u03b3\u03ba\u03b5\u03bb<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u0396\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03a4\u03ad\u03c7\u03bd\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u039e\u03af\u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2,<\/strong> Tajuan Soho<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03a3\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03b3\u03ba\u03ad\u03bd\u03b6\u03bf,<\/strong> Dogen Zenji, \u0395\u03ba\u03b4\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u039d\u03c4\u03ac\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u0397 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c7\u03bd\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u03be\u03af\u03b1\u03c2,<\/strong> John Daido Loori, \u0395\u03ba\u03b4\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u039a\u03ad\u03b4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t<\/section>\n    \n\n\n\t    \n\t<section id=\"\" class=\"zen-small-image-block\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"custom-small-image\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20190725_170527_HDR_1564065048244-850x980.jpg\" class=\"attachment-maxWidth850maxHeightAuto size-maxWidth850maxHeightAuto\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n        \t<\/section> \n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2302,"parent":1645,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1671"}],"version-history":[{"count":117,"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8968,"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1671\/revisions\/8968"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}