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ZEN MIND, BEGINNER'S MIND by SHUNRYU SUZUKI First Master of Zen Center, San Francisco and Carmel Valley edited by Trudy Dixon with a preface by Huston Smith and an introduction by Richard Baker WEATHERHILL New York & Tokyo TO MY MASTER GYOKUJUN SO-ON-DAIOSHO First edition, 1970 First paperback edition, 1973 Thirty-fourtb printing, 1995 Published by Weatherhill, Inc., all rights reserved. Printed in Hong Kong. LCC Card No. 70-123326 CONTENTS PART I PART 2 Preface, by Huston Smith 9 Introduction, by Richard Baker Prologue: Beginner's Mind 21 Posture 25 Breathing 29 Control 31 Mind Waves 34 Mind Weeds 36 The Marrow of Zen 38 No Dualism 41 Bowing 43 Nothing Special 46 Single-minded Way 53 Repetition 55 Zen and Excitement 57…