Zen mind, beginner's mind

Paperback, 138 pages

English language

Published Nov. 5, 1970 by Weatherhill.

ISBN:
978-0-8348-0079-3
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our beginners mind includes everything within it, without narrowing

A not-quite introduction to Zen, the wonder and presence of what is already familiar and immediate, studied closely from a position of openness without the goal of attaining anything. Compiled from short talks and given structure starting from practice and form, to attitudes and feeling, to understanding and mindset, around again to "true understanding is practice itself".

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I really loved this book. The perfect book for beginners into Buddhism, Zen practice and mindful meditation. Every chapter intrigues and every sentence is thought-provoking. The talk is really informal, like having a conversation with Suzuki, which makes it more comprehensible and easy to read.

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Subjects

  • Buddhism - General
  • New Age
  • Philosophy
  • General
  • Religion / Buddhism
  • Meditation
  • Zen Buddhism