Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: 50th Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Suzuki, Shunryu (Author) |
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ISBN: 1611808413 ISBN-13: 9781611808414 Publisher: Shambhala OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - Zen (see Also Philosophy - Zen) - Religion | Buddhism - Rituals & Practice - Philosophy | Zen |
Dewey: 294.344 |
LCCN: 2019051711 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 8.2" (0.45 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist - Topical - New Age |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |