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Good Reads

Goodreads is the largest website for readers and book recommendations. Having a WCF group on Goodreads is one way of allowing us to feel more connected as a Sangha. The website enables you to

  • Catalogue and share the books you have read or are reading
  • See what your friends are reading
  • Find new reading material
  • Find out from the online reviews if a book may be a good fit for you
  • Raise or participate in discussion threads

We have set up bookshelves for about twenty different categories from autobiography to zen poetry, emotional awareness to words of the masters, so have a browse around.

We encourage all WCF members and anyone who has an interest in Zen to sign up with Goodreads and join the WCF group.

  • www.goodreads.com/group/show/100013-western-chan-fellowship
Western Chan Fellowship's introductory-texts bo...
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Chan is the Chinese ancestor of Zen Buddhism. The Western Chan Fellowship is an association of la...

Our introductory-texts shelf

Illuminating Silence: The P... Illuminating Silence: The Practice of...
by Shengyan

Attaining the Way: A Guide ... Attaining the Way: A Guide to the Pra...
by Master Sheng-Yen

Hoofprint of the Ox: Princi... Hoofprint of the Ox: Principles of th...
by Shengyan



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The articles on this website have been submitted by various authors and the views expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the Western Chan Fellowship.

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