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"Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" by Shunryu Suzuki

book review by Riley Burnham 3/12/2024

well, good -- short & direct

this takes us into the primary teaching of Zen Buddhism, which is functionally about accepting our interconnectedness w/ the transient, ever-changing world

he elaborates that to grasp or name such functions is tentative at best, as the only way to attain nirvana, or buddhahood, is to practice -- he gives positions & techniques for doing so

there are analogies of unities of beings, such as large bodies of water vs that separated in a bucket -- that we are ultimately all things in some regard

seems acceptance & living in the present moment are key here