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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 referenced when discussing the practice of 'Don't be an expert,' noting Suzuki Roshi's famous quote about the possibilities in a beginner's mind versus an expert's mind.

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the famous book Zen mind beginners mind uh where where Suzuki Rishi famously says right in the in the experts mind there are very few possibilities right in the in the beginners mind there are many po...

— Episode: The Zen Priest with an MBA, Marc Lesser

Episode: The Zen Priest with an MBA, Marc Lesser

This book was referenced when discussing the practice of 'Don't be an expert,' noting Suzuki Roshi's famous quote about the possibilities in a beginner's mind versus an expert's mind.

"

the famous book Zen mind beginners mind uh where where Suzuki Rishi famously says right in the in the experts mind there are very few possibilities right in the in the beginners mind there are many possibilities.

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