Named one of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century (Spirituality & Practice)A
50th Anniversary edition of the bestselling Zen classic on meditation maintaining a curious
and open mind and living with simplicity.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.
In a single stroke the simple sentence cuts through the pervasive tendency students have of
getting so close to Zen as to completely miss what it's all about. It is an instant teaching on
the first page--and that's just the beginning.In the fifty years since its original publication
Zen Mind Beginner's Mind has become one of the great modern spiritual classics much beloved
much reread and much recommended as the best first book to read on Zen. Suzuki Roshi presents
the basics--from the details of posture and breathing in zazen to the perception of
nonduality--in a way that is not only remarkably clear but that also resonates with the joy of
insight from the first to the last page.
