Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki introduced us to the concept of practicing with a "beginner's mind". What does this mean? Where did it come from? We will discuss its history and how the practice differed importantly from what came before. We will then turn to an attempt to reconcile the early and later teachings.

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✅ Books Mentioned:
Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, 50th Anniversary Edition (Shambhala) https://amzn.to/37uOcQI

Bhikkhu Thanissaro's book that includes his essay https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/a...

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✅ Suttas mentioned:
https://suttacentral.net/mn64/en/sujato (Longer Discourse with Māluṅkya)
https://suttacentral.net/mn78/en/sujato (Samaṇamuṇḍika Sutta)

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