What is Zen?: Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind

This book by Norman Fischer came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Leo Babauta. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.

"An accessible and enjoyable introduction to Zen Buddhist practice-- in a reader-friendly question-and-answer format-- by two highly regarded teacher-writers. The question-and-answer format makes this introduction to Zen especially easy to understand-- and also to use as a reference, as you can easily look up just the question you had in mind.