Zen mind, beginner's mind

Zen mind, beginner's mind

Shunryū Suzuki, 1904-1971

Book - 2010

The Zen master explains the practice, nature, and basic attitudes of Zen meditation.

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Subjects
Meditation > Zen Buddhism.
Zen Buddhism > Doctrines.
Published
Boston : Shambhala 2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Shunryū Suzuki, 1904-1971 (-)
Other Authors
Trudy Dixon, 1939-1969 (-)
Edition
40th anniversary ed
Physical Description
xx, 148 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781590308509
9781590308493
9781590308905
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Prologue:Beginner's Mind
  • Part 1. Right Practice
  • Posture
  • Breathing
  • Control
  • Mind Waves
  • Mind Weeds
  • The Marrow of Zen
  • No Dualism
  • Bowing
  • Nothing Special
  • Part 2. Right Attitude
  • Single-Minded Way
  • Repetition
  • Zen and Excitement
  • Right Effort
  • No Trace
  • God Giving
  • Mistakes in Practice
  • Limiting Your Activity
  • Study Yourself
  • To Polish a Tile
  • Constancy
  • Communication
  • Negative and Positive
  • Nirvana, the Waterfall
  • Part 3. Right Understanding
  • Traditional Zen Spirit
  • Transiency
  • The Quality of Being
  • Naturalness
  • Emptiness
  • Readiness, Mindfulness
  • Believing in Nothing
  • Attachment, Nonattachment
  • Calmness
  • Experience, Not Philosophy
  • Original Buddhism
  • Beyond Consciousness
  • Buddha's Enlightenment
  • Epilogue: Zen Mind
  • Afterword
Review by Library Journal Review

In one of the best and most succinct introductions to Zen practice, the important teacher Shunryu Suzuki discusses posture and breathing in meditation as well as selflessness, emptiness, and mindfulness. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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