Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind ~ Shunryu Suzuki Roshi

A reading of selected passages from the classic text, Zen Mind,
Beginner's Mind by Shunrya Suzuki. This text, along with Philip
Kapleau's The Three Pillars of Zen (1965), is one of the two most
influential books on Zen in the West. Even today, many Zen
meditation centers still use "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" as a
teaching manual because it bridges Eastern Zen thought and
Western modern life. This modern interpretation not only promoted
the cross-cultural dissemination of Zen Buddhism, but also had a
wide influence on fields such as educational theory and
psychology.Shunryu Suzuki (1904-1971) was born into a family of
Buddhist monks in Japan. He received spiritual education of the
Soto School since childhood and served as the abbot of a temple
during World War II. In 1959, he moved to San Francisco and
discovered the growing interest of Americans in Zen Buddhism. In
1962, he founded the Old Jinshan Zen Center and subsequently
established the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, which was the
first Buddhist temple outside Asia specifically for Western
practitioners. Through his books and doctrines, Suzuki translated
the complex Zen philosophy into a language that is easier for
Western readers to understand.





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