false 65093111 685502 402843 0834800799 9780834800793 147 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174450641m/402843.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174450641s/402843.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/402843.Zen_Mind_Beginner_s_Mind 4.25 1256 koan books & answers your questions face to face. If not face to face, you can at least find the answers as recorded in Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, 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]]> 62707 4.24 1531 178 1970 4 0 false Sun Jul 26 22:47:24 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 22:47:24 -0700 2009