Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
by Shunryu Suzuki
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“A classic. | A great allround book for anyone interested in mindfulness is 'Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind' by Shunryu Suzuki | During his freshman year at Reed College Jobs befriended Daniel Kottke, who went on to work at Apple, and together they devoured books such as Shunryu Suzuki's "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" | Greatly influenced my life.”
Source →“A classic. | A great allround book for anyone interested in mindfulness is 'Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind' by Shunryu Suzuki | During his freshman year at Reed College Jobs befriended Daniel Kottke, who went on to work at Apple, and together they devoured books such as Shunryu Suzuki's "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" | Greatly influenced my life.”
Source →“A classic. | A great allround book for anyone interested in mindfulness is 'Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind' by Shunryu Suzuki | During his freshman year at Reed College Jobs befriended Daniel Kottke, who went on to work at Apple, and together they devoured books such as Shunryu Suzuki's "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" | Greatly influenced my life.”
Source →“A classic. | A great allround book for anyone interested in mindfulness is 'Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind' by Shunryu Suzuki | During his freshman year at Reed College Jobs befriended Daniel Kottke, who went on to work at Apple, and together they devoured books such as Shunryu Suzuki's "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" | Greatly influenced my life.”
Source →“A classic. | A great allround book for anyone interested in mindfulness is 'Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind' by Shunryu Suzuki | During his freshman year at Reed College Jobs befriended Daniel Kottke, who went on to work at Apple, and together they devoured books such as Shunryu Suzuki's "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" | Greatly influenced my life.”
Source →Recommended by 7 notable people, including Nat Eliason and Josh Waitzkin
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Recommended by 13 sources and appears in Zen, Meditation, and Most Recommended Books.
"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...
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“A classic. | A great allround book for anyone interested in mindfulness is 'Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind' by Shunryu Suzuki | During his freshman year at Reed College Jobs befriended Daniel Kottke, who went on to work at Apple, and together they devoured books such as Shunryu Suzuki's "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" | Greatly influenced my life.”
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