Zen mind, beginner's mind
Suzuki, Shunryu, 1904-19712020
Book
Total copies: 2
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few". So begins this beloved American Zen book. In a single stroke the sentence cuts through the pervasive tendency students have of getting so close to Zen as to completely miss what it's all about. In the fifty years since its original publication, "Zen mind, beginner's mind" has become one of the great modern spiritual classics and a much recommended first book to read on Zen. Suzuki presents the basics -- from the details of posture and breathing in zazen to the perception of nonduality -- in a way that is clear, and resonates with the joy of insight from the first to the last page.
Main title:
Zen mind, beginner's mind / Shunryu Suzuki ; edited by Trudy Dixon ; with a preface by Huston Smith ; an introduction by Richard Baker ; and an afterword by David Chadwick.
Author:
Suzuki, Shunryu, 1904-1971, authorDixon, Trudy, 1939-1969, editorSmith, Huston, writer of prefaceBaker, Richard, 1936-, writer of introductionChadwick, David, 1945-, writer of afterword
Edition:
50th anniversary edition.
Imprint:
Boulder, Colorado : Shambhala, 2020.©1970.
Collation:
xx, 148 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
9781611808414 (trade paperback)
Dewey class:
294.34435
Language:
English
BRN:
651977