Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
50th Anniversary Edition
Shambhala · Print & ebook · June 2, 2020
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.
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- Who it’s for
- Clear, calm Zen writing for returning to practice without needing to prove anything.
- Themes
- Zen Buddhism, meditation, beginner's mind
- Pacing
- Reflective
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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.
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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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Clear, calm Zen writing for returning to practice without needing to prove anything.
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- contemplative daily dip-in passages
- practical meditation guidance
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- accessible, layered reflections
- keepsake-worthy anniversary edition
Where it sits
| Zen Buddhism | 95% |
|---|---|
| Meditation | 59% |
| Zen | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Meditation
- Zen
- Zen Buddhism
- Authors
- Shunryu Suzuki
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Published
- June 2, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Zen Buddhism · meditation · beginner's mind
- Reading lane
- Meditation