Shunryu Suzuki (Author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind)

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Shunryu Suzuki

Born

in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

May 18, 1904

Died

December 04, 1971

Genre

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

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Suzuki Roshi was a S艒t艒 Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara Zen Mountain Center). Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center, which along with its affiliate temples, comprises one of the most influential Zen organizations in the United States. A book of his teachings, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, is one of the most popular books on Zen and Buddhism in the West ...more

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	Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice 4.21 avg rating — 48,527 ratings — published 1970 — 132 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen by Shunryu Suzuki, Edward Espe Brown, Zen Center San Francisco 4.30 avg rating — 2,132 ratings — published 2002 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai by Shunryu Suzuki, Mel Weitsman (Editor), Mich忙l Wenger (Editor) 4.39 avg rating — 395 ratings — published 1999 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zen Is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, Author of "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" by Shunryu Suzuki, David Chadwick (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 302 ratings — published 2001 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zen Is Right Now: More Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind, Beginners Mind by Shunryu Suzuki, David Chadwick (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor) 3.99 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zen Talks 4.54 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.”
― Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

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“In the beginner鈥檚 mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert鈥檚 there are few”
― Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

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“If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is open to everything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ”
― Shunryu Suzuki

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