What does /lit/ think of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind? I've

Considering Shunryu Suzuki's life, I don't think so.
Start with a familiarization with the actual teachings of the Buddha, then move to Zen literature.

>>8439361
It's a relatively easy read, coming from a guy who reads about 1 book a year
I thought it taught me a lot about buddhism, it was certainly more entertaining than d.t. Suzuki's work

I'd recommend it

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>>8440078
This is actually bad advice considering that zen is not the same as buddhism, a common misconception. this is a reddit tier argument, in the west, but serious zen practitioners would tell you to make a clear decision between zen and between buddhism, because when you muddle the two you're basically creating your own religion. the same could be said if you were a christian but you like a lot of buddhist philosophies. At that point you're not following the divine law of Christ but creating your own system of good and evil.
tl;dr
either start with the book as a introduction to zen
or research foundations of buddhism but don't do both because thats bad.

>>8441090
People like this actually exist

I haven't read it yet but I picked up a copy from one of those green stalls by the Seine river in France so I must be pretty /lit/ huh

I judge a book by its title.
Got this one because you don't even have to read it.