false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174450641m/402843.jpg 402843 7 A respected Zen master in Japan and founder of the San Francisco Zen Center, Shunryu Suzuki has blazed a path in American Buddhism like few others. He is the master who climbs down from the pages of the <I>koan</I> books & answers your questions face to face. If not face to face, you can at least find the answers as recorded in <I>Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind</I>, a transcription of juicy excerpts from his lectures. From diverse topics such as transience of the world, sudden enlightenment & the nuts & bolts of meditation, Suzuki always returns to the idea of beginner's mind, a recognition that our original nature is our true nature. With beginner's mind, we dedicate ourselves to sincere practice, without the thought of gaining anything special. Day to day life becomes our Zen training & we discover that "to study Buddhism is to study ourselves." And to know our true selves is to be enlightened.--Brian Bruya 231282 1970 Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind total:1341|5:625|4:472|3:206|2:32|1:6| 1341 5701 2059 159 5 4 false false Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 11:04:26 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 10:38:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu May 01 08:39:16 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 08:47:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 17:25:11 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 08 19:57:34 -0700 2007
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I was assigned this book to read in a class on Buddhism, but it is now one of my favorite books.

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But reading it, you do get sort of an idea how Zen folks think or behave. I tend to like teachers that can not...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 17:28:40 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 16:12:54 -0800 2009 There are two authors named Suzuki who explain Zen Buddhism to Westerners. Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki or D.T. Suzuki, 1870-1966, is more famous than Shunry¯u Suzuki, 1904-1971, but this writer is no slouch. His little introduction to zazen or Zen meditation is excellent.

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Maybe ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Oct 20 20:44:20 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 20:51:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 17 12:00:18 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 12:01:54 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Sat Dec 27 15:54:11 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 16:01:40 -0800 2008 4 This book should be required reading for investigators, researchers, and reference librarians.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=402843