{"product_id":"zen-mind-shunryu-suzuki-0834800799","title":"Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eby Shunryū Suzuki\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZen mind\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of those enigmatic phrases used by \u003cstrong\u003eZen teachers\u003c\/strong\u003e to throw you back upon yourself, to make you go behind the words themselves and begin wondering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I know what my own mind is,\" you tell yourself, \"but what is Zen mind?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd then: \"But do I really know what my own mind is?\" Is it what I am doing now? Is it what I am thinking now?\" And if you should then try to sit physically still for a while to see if you can locate it—then you have begun the practice of Zen, then you have begun to realize the unrestricted mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe innocence of this first inquiry—just asking what you are—is beginner's mind.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mind of the beginner is needed throughout Zen practice. It is the open mind, the attitude that includes both doubt and possibility, the ability to see things always as fresh and new. It is needed in all aspects of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeginner's mind is the practice of Zen mind.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book originated from a series of talks given by \u003cstrong\u003eZen Master Shunryu Suzuki\u003c\/strong\u003e to a small group in Los Altos, California. He joined their meditation periods once a week and afterwards answered their questions and tried to encourage them in their practice of Zen and help them solve the problems of life. His approach is informal, and he draws his examples from ordinary events and common sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZen is now and here, he is saying; it can be as meaningful for the West as for the East.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut his fundamental teaching and practice are drawn from all the centuries of \u003cstrong\u003eZen Buddhism \u003c\/strong\u003eand especially from \u003cstrong\u003eDogen, \u003c\/strong\u003eone of the most important and creative of all \u003cstrong\u003eZen Masters.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50265293259067,"sku":"0834800799","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780834800793.jpg?v=1746757107","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/zen-mind-shunryu-suzuki-0834800799","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}