I found "Real Zen for real life" by Bret W. Davis pretty approachable. It's from The Great Courses, but also available as audiobook on Audible. BTW he also re

I found "Real Zen for real life" by Bret W. Davis pretty approachable. It's from The Great Courses, but also available as audiobook on Audible. BTW he also recommends the same book (gateless gate + blue cliff records, same translation) as the parent poster.