Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks On Zen Meditation And Practice By Shunryu (Ed.By Trudy Dixon) Suzuki, Trudy (Editor) Dixon, Huston (Preface) Smith, Richard (Introduction) Baker ISBN: 9780834800526 Published: 1970 Number of Pages: 144 Edition: 40th Binding: Hardcover

Pricing & Availability: Additional Details: Product Type: Book Publisher: Weatherhill Description: Zen mind is one of those enigmatic phrases used by Zen teachers to throw you back upon yourself, to make you go behind the words themselves and begin wondering. "I know what my own mind is," you tell yourself, "but what is Zen mind?" And 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 itâ€"then you have begun the practice of Zen, then you have begun to realize the unrestricted mind. The innocence of this first inquiryâ€"just asking what you areâ€"is beginner's mind. The 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. Beginner's mind is the practice of Zen mind. This book originated from a series of talks given by Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki to a small group is 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. Zen is now and here, he is saying; it can be as meaningful for the West as for the East. But his fundamental teaching and practice and drawn from all the centuries of Zen Buddhism and especially from Dogen, one of the most important and creative of all Zen Masters.

Library of Congress Control Number
   - LC control Number:  70123326
   - LC control Number: 70123326

International Standard Book Number: 0834800527

Library of Congress Call Number
   - Classification number: BL1478.6
   - Item number: .S9 1970

Main Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Suzuki, Shunry{macr}u,
   - Personal name: Suzuki, Shunryu.
   - Dates associated with a name: 1904-

Title Statement
   - Title: Zen mind :
   - Title: Zen mind, beginner's mind /
   - Title: Zen mind, beginner's mind.
   - Remainder of title: beginner's mind /
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: by Shunryu Suzuki ; edited by Trudy Dixon ; with an introduction by Richard Baker.
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: Shunryu Suzuki ; edited by Trudy Dixon ; with an introd. by Richard Baker.

Edition Statement: 1st ed.

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint)
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: New York :
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: New York ;
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: New York, NY :
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: Tokyo :
   - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.: Walker/Weatherhill,
   - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.: Weatherhill,
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: 1970.

Physical Description
   - Extent: 134 p. :
   - Extent: 134 p. ;
   - Other physical details: illus.
   - Dimensions: 22 cm.

General Note: 70123326 biblio

Local Notes: 1

Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Meditation
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Zen Buddhism.
   - General subdivision: Zen Buddhism.

Added Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Dixon, Trudy.