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Readings
The following books by Ordinary Mind Zen teachers are a starting point for practice.  Reading one of these is an expectation before attending the group for the first time.

Books by Charlotte Joko Beck:
  • Everyday Zen: Love and Work (Harper, 1989), by Charlotte Joko Beck. (Copies are sometimes available for purchase from OMZB.  Please contact us.)
  • Nothing Special: Living Zen (Harper, 1993), by Charlotte Joko Beck.

 Books by other Ordinary Mind Zen School Teachers:

  • Being Zen: Bringing Meditation to Life (Shambhala, 2002), by Ezra Bayda.
  • At Home in the Muddy Water (Shambhala, 2003), by Ezra Bayda.
  • Saying Yes to Life (Wisdom Publications, 2005), by Ezra Bayda.
  • Ordinary Life, Wondrous Life (Prairie Zen Center), by Elihu Genmyo Smith. Available from Prairie Zen Center.
  • Ordinary Mind: Exploring the Common Ground of Zen and Psychotherapy (Wisdom Publications, 2002), by Barry Magid.
  • Waking Up to What You Do: A Zen Practice for Meeting Every Situation with Intelligence and Compassion (Shambhala, 2005), by Diane Eshin Rizzetto.