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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

by Huston Smith, Shunryu Suzuki, Trudy Dixon
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Discover Zen through beginner's eyes.

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind is a great read for those who are new to Zen and want to learn more about it. Shunryu Suzuki presents the basics in a clear and joyful way that is easy to understand, making it a great first book to read on Zen. The opening line alone provides an instant teaching that sets the tone for the entire book, and Suzuki's emphasis on posture and breathing in zazen will be helpful for those new to meditation practices.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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by Huston Smith, Shunryu Suzuki, Trudy Dixon
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ISBN: 9781590308493
Authors: Huston Smith, Shunryu Suzuki, Trudy Dixon
Publisher: Shambhala
Date of Publication: 2011-06-28
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, Personal Development, Religion
Related Topics: Personal Development, Psychology, Spirituality, Buddhism
Goodreads rating: 4.21
(rated by 45296 readers)

Description

"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." So begins this most beloved of all American Zen books.  Seldom has such a small handful of words provided a teaching as rich as has this famous opening line.  In a single stroke, the simple sentence cuts through the pervasive tendency students have of getting so close to Zen as to completely miss what it's all about.  An instant teaching on the first page.  And that's just the beginning. In the forty years since its original publication, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind has become one of the great modern spiritual classics, much beloved, much reread, and much recommended as the best first book to read on Zen. Suzuki Roshi presents the basics—from the details of posture and breathing in zazen to the perception of nonduality—in a way that is not only remarkably clear, but that also resonates with the joy of insight from the first to the last page.
 

Discover Zen through beginner's eyes.

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind is a great read for those who are new to Zen and want to learn more about it. Shunryu Suzuki presents the basics in a clear and joyful way that is easy to understand, making it a great first book to read on Zen. The opening line alone provides an instant teaching that sets the tone for the entire book, and Suzuki's emphasis on posture and breathing in zazen will be helpful for those new to meditation practices.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.