Can You Recommend a Few Books about the Buddha?

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[@toddsqui]

Oh my gosh, thank you so much!!

[@oleeotv]

00:27 Saltwater Buddha - Jaimal Yogis (Great for young readers and others)
1:25 Knee Deep in Grace (about Dipa Ma) - Amy Schmidt
2:25 In the Buddha's Words (Buddha's Greatest Hits in Pali Canon) - Bhikkhu Bodhi
3:15 The First Free Women (Poems) - Matty Weingast (awesome poem reading by Rick)
5:33 Not Always So - Suzuki Roshi aka Shunryu Suzuki (brief and poignant teachings)
6:18 Buddha's Brain - Rick Hanson (secular discussion with neurobiological lens)
Thanks Rick! love your video content and your other teaching and writing. Also love your course, Foundations of Well Being and the podcast you host with Forrest, Being Well.

[@bennguyen1313]

I understand Chan (Chinese school of Mahāyāna Buddhism) later became Zen in Japanese.. but I heard you mention that Zen is like Taoism with a splash of Buddhism. Would love to hear more on this! Or for example, what you see the key differences are between dzogchen , Taoism and advaita.
I've heard Sam Harris say that Dzogchen practice allows you to recognize the lack of self in every moment.. but it seems very similar to the other philosophies!