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Named one of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century (Spirituality & Practice)
A 50th Anniversary edition of the bestselling Zen classic on meditation, maintaining a curious and open mind, and living with simplicity.
\"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. It is an instant teaching on the first page--and that's just the beginning.
In the fifty 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.
Editions of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780834800526
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781590302675
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781590308509
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781590308905
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781590308493
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781611808414
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780834800793
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781611802245
- EBook
- ISBN 9780834802735
- EBook
- ISBN 9780834843011
- EBook
- ISBN 9780834821293
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Named one of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century (Spirituality & Practice)
A 50th Anniversary edition of the bestselling Zen classic on meditation, maintaining a curious and open mind, and living with simplicity.
\"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. It is an instant teaching on the first page--and that's just the beginning.
In the fifty 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.
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Named one of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century (Spirituality & Practice)
A 50th Anniversary edition of the bestselling Zen classic on meditation, maintaining a curious and open mind, and living with simplicity.
\"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. It is an instant teaching on the first page--and that's just the beginning.
In the fifty 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.
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Philosophy and Religion > Religion and beliefs > Buddhism > Buddhism: branches and groups > Mahayana Buddhism > Zen Buddhism
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind?
Shunryu Suzuki
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Shambhala
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780834800526) and hardcover(ISBN 9781590302675) and hardcover(ISBN 9781590308509) and hardcover(ISBN 9781590308905) and paperback(ISBN 9781590308493) and paperback(ISBN 9781611808414) and paperback(ISBN 9780834800793) and paperback(ISBN 9781611802245) and ebook(ISBN 9780834802735) and ebook(ISBN 9780834843011) and ebook(ISBN 9780834821293)
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