Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

by Shunryu Suzuki
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Spoiler: Saying he wants to describe the book in terms that are not mystical or confusing, the content creator puts some of the main ideas into simple language. For example, the “Buddha nature” means to live “with, without and within paradox.” He explains that this, to him, means finding a balance between striving and not striving, accepting everything as it comes and goes, being comfortable with change and desiring it but also not desiring it. “Small mind” means chasing enlightenment while “big mind” means living in enlightenment.

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