The best prescriptive book that I have found has been: http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Training-Philosophy-Shambhala-Classics/dp/1590302834/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=12

The best prescriptive book that I have found has been: http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Training-Philosophy-Shambhala-Classics/dp/1590302834/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1290032086&sr=8-14 http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Training-Philosophy-Shambhala-Clas... Additionally I find that reading a good translation of the Tao helps, my personal favorite so far is: http://www.amazon.com/Tao-Te-Ching-Perennial-Classics/dp/0061142662/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1290032277&sr=1-1 http://www.amazon.com/Tao-Te-Ching-Perennial-Classics/dp/006...