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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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This book was mentioned as one that influenced Phil Jackson, which Tim Ryan subsequently read after finding it referenced in 'Sacred Hoops.'

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he had books that influenced him that he put in sacred hoops book and it was zen minds beginners mind

— Episode: Rep. Tim Ryan, Teaching Congress to Medi...

Episode: Rep. Tim Ryan, Teaching Congress to Meditate

This book was mentioned as one that influenced Phil Jackson, which Tim Ryan subsequently read after finding it referenced in 'Sacred Hoops.'

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he had books that influenced him that he put in sacred hoops book and it was zen minds beginners mind

so i went out got that he had a couple others in there that i went out and then bought those and started reading those and it just evolved

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