April 27, 1841 - Imakita Kosen, first Zen teacher of D. T. Suzuki, found the awakening.

June 7, 1972 - Hsan Hua, Zen teacher, conducted first ordination ceremony in America.

June 6, 1982 - Bernard Glassman, installed as abbot of Zen Center of NY.

James H. Austin (1998). Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness. (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 844 p.). Meditation--Zen Buddhism--Physiological aspects; Meditation--Zen Buddhism--Psychology; Consciousness--Religious aspects--Zen Buddhism; Zen Buddhism.

Eric Chaline (2001). Zen and the Art of Well-Being. (Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, 328 p.). Health--Religious aspects--Zen Buddhism.

Dr. Mark Epstein (2004). Thoughts Without A Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective. (New York, NY: Perseus Books, 242 p.). Buddhism--Psychology; Psychotherapy--Religious aspects--Buddhism; Meditation--Buddhism.

Rick Fields, Peggy Taylor, Rex Weyler and Rick Ingrasci (1984). Chop Wood, Carry Water: A Guide To Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in Everyday Life. (Los Angeles, CA: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 287 p.). Spiritual life--Addresses, essays, lectures.

Bernard Glassman and Rick Fields (1996). Instructions to the Cook: A Zen Master's Lessons in Living a Life That Matters. (New York, NY: Bell Tower, 171 p.). Religious life--Zen Buddhism; Cookery--Religious aspects--Zen Buddhism; Bakers and bakeries.

Eugen Herrigel (1999). Zen in the Art of Archery. (New York, NY: Vintage, 96 p.). German Professor of Philosophy (University of Tokyo). Account of author's endeavor to become Zen mystic through six years of rigorous training with a Zen Master.

Christmas Humphreys (2000). Zen: A Way of Life. (New York, NY: Emerson Books, 199 p.). Buddhism; Zen Buddhism.

Brenda Shoshanna (2002). Zen Miracles: Finding Peace in an Insane World. (New York, NY: Wiley, p.). Peace of mind--Religious aspects--Zen Buddhism; Meditation--Zen Buddhism.

Roshi Shunryu Suzuki (1970). Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. (New York, NY: Weatherill, 134 p.). Meditation--Zen Buddhism; Zen Buddhism.

Janwillem Van de Wettering (1999). The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery. (New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, Orig. pub. in 1973; 145 p.). Zen Buddhism, Monastic/Religious Life. Account of 2 years in a Zen Buddhist monastery in Kyoto, Japan in 1958-1959. Portrayal of students struggling to sit and meditate amidst intermittent whacks by masters' sticks.

--- (2001). Afterzen. (New York, NY: St. Martin's Griffin, 208 p.). Zen Buddhism, Religious Life. The final in a trilogy on the meaning of things. Series of dark, amusing anecdotes .What enlightenment actually means.