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books to be read for a novice.....please list.
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Just about anything by Thich Nhat Hanh.
I have heard of this man..very well thought of.
Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh is good too.
books to be read for a novice.....please list.
Wouldn't really recommend Alan Watts. I found him interesting early on in my studies, but it's clear that he's more Hindu than Buddhist. As for Suzuki, he's notoriously a bad translator. There are modern Zen teachers like Steve Hagen which are much better