LBS becomes the WS. The price of peace.

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You might like some of Charlotte Joko Beck's (and her heirs) work. The are about the most psychological of the Zen tradition, and a number of her heirs are psychoanalysts. Barry Magid's Ending the Pursuit of Happiness, as well as Beck's one Everyday Zen and Nothing Special are very helpful. I also really like Norman Fischer's (one of Suzuki's heirs) Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong (Lojong is a Tibetan practice that I've found very helpful, and the outside perspective of Fischer is very illuminating).

On the doing it for yourself, that is one sense, but in another, it is so you can help others because you are able to bring compassion into their lives. And Metta might not literally send out good vibes, but it is incredible how it changes the way we send body language and relate to those people in my experience.