Zen mind, beginner's mind /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Suzuki, Shunryū, 1904-1971.
Edition:	1st rev. ed.
Imprint:	New York : Weatherhill, 1999.
Description:	138 pages ; 21 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Meditation -- Zen Buddhism. Zen Buddhism -- Doctrines. Meditation -- Zen Buddhism. Zen Buddhism -- Doctrines.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10899937

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Other authors / contributors:	Dixon, Trudy, 1939-1969. Smith, Huston. Baker, Richard, 1936-
ISBN:	0834800799 9780834800793
Notes:	"Informal talks on Zen meditation and practice"--Cover.
Summary:	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. "Is it what I am doing now? Is it what I am thinking now?" The innocence of this first inquiry--just asking what you are--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. This book originated from a series of talks given by Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki to a small group is California. His approach is informal, and he draws his examples from ordinary events and common sense.--From publisher description.

Table of Contents:

Beginner's mind
Right practice. Posture ; Breathing ; Control ; Mind waves ; Mind weeds ; The marrow of Zen ; No dualism ; Bowing ; Nothing special
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
Right understanding. Traditional Zen spirit ; Transiency ; The quality of being ; Naturalness ; Emptiness ; Readiness, mindfulness ; Believing in nothing ; Attachment, non-attachment ; Calmness ; Experience, not philosophy ; Original Buddhism ; Beyond consciousness ; Buddha's enlightenment
Zen mind,

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