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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind : Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryû Suzuki (1970, Hardcover)

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PublisherShambhala Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100834800527

ISBN-139780834800526

eBay Product ID (ePID)211811

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Book TitleZen Mind, Beginner's Mind : Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1970

TopicMindfulness & Meditation, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen)

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion, Body, Mind & Spirit

AuthorShunryû Suzuki

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight13.4 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2005-042256

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"One of the best, and most succinct introductions to Zen practice."-Library Journal"[This] is a different book every time I read it. Behind the simplicity, it is dense with Zen wisdom that flashes like lightning as you read and reread."-Jon Lebkowsky,Millennium Whole Earth Catalog

Dewey Decimal294.3/4435

SynopsisZen mind is one of those enigmatic phrases used by Zen teachers to throw you back upon yourself, to make you go behind the words themselves and begin wondering. "I know what my own mind is," you tell yourself, "but what is Zen mind?" And then: "But do I really know what my own mind is?" Is it what I am doing now? Is it what I am thinking now?" And if you should then try to sit physically still for a while to see if you can locate it--then you have begun the practice of Zen, then you have begun to realize the unrestricted mind. The innocence of this first inquiry--just asking what you are--is beginner's mind. The mind of the beginner is needed throughout Zen practice. It is the open mind, the attitude that includes both doubt and possibility, the ability to see things always as fresh and new. It is needed in all aspects of life. Beginner's mind is the practice of Zen mind. This book originated from a series of talks given by Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki to a small group is Los Altos, California. He joined their meditation periods once a week and afterwards answered their questions and tried to encourage them in their practice of Zen and help them solve the problems of life. His approach is informal, and he draws his examples from ordinary events and common sense. Zen is now and here, he is saying; it can be as meaningful for the West as for the East. But his fundamental teaching and practice and drawn from all the centuries of Zen Buddhism and especially from Dogen, one of the most important and creative of all Zen Masters.

LC Classification NumberBQ9288.S994 2006