Zen in the Vernacular: Things As It Is by Peter Coyote

Zen in the Vernacular by Peter Coyote presents Buddhist teachings in everyday language. He offers his interpretations of the Four Noble Truths, Three Treasures and Eightfold Path, drawing on his Zen lineage and teachers.

The book considers how philosophy and practice can inform ordinary problems, moral choices and the experience of self. It is an accessible contemporary perspective on Zen, not a claim that all Buddhist traditions share identical customs or beliefs.