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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Shunryū Suzuki

  • 146 pages · about 2 hours
  • First published 1970
  • 20 editions
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1 About this book

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind is a book of teachings by Shunryu Suzuki, a compilation of talks given at his satellite Zen center in Los Altos, California. Published in 1970 by Weatherhill, the book contains transcriptions of Suzuki's talks recorded by his student Marian Derby.

Trudy Dixon and Richard Baker (Baker is Suzuki's successor) edited the talks by selecting the most relevant ones and organizing them into chapters. Bodhin Kjolhede, abbot of the Rochester Zen Center, writes that, together with Philip Kapleau's The Three Pillars of Zen (1965), it is one of the two most influential books on Zen in the west.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Good for readers who want: meditation, Buddhism, and a short read.

  • Meditation
  • Zen Buddhism
  • Buddhism
  • Doctrines

2 About Shunryū Suzuki

1904–1971

Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆 Suzuki Shunryū, dharma name Shōgaku Shunryū 祥岳俊隆, often called Suzuki Roshi; May 18, 1904 – December 4, 1971) was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara Zen Mountain Center).

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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