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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (Shambhala Library)

Shunryu Suzuki

"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 of Shunryu Suzuki's classic. In a single stroke, the s...

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10% Happier with Dan Harris

Norman Fischer first discovered this book, which was one of the first books about Zen Buddhism published in the West. He mentioned that reading it made sense of the existentialist philosophers' claims about the unfairness of life and death.

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And through those explorations I've discovered the first books about Zen Buddhism published in the West by D.T. Suzuki.

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Episode: The World's a Mess, But Don't Freak Out | Norman F...

Norman Fischer first discovered this book, which was one of the first books about Zen Buddhism published in the West. He mentioned that reading it made sense of the existentialist philosophers' claims about the unfairness of life and death.

"

And through those explorations I've discovered the first books about Zen Buddhism published in the West by D.T. Suzuki.

I remember specifically it was called Zen Buddhism. D.T. Suzuki essays.

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