]> http://www.wisdomhunter.com/taxonomy/term/89/0 Shunryu Suzuki-roshi, a Japanese Zen priest belonging to the Soto lineage, came to San Francisco in 1959 at the age of fifty-four. en http://www.wisdomhunter.com/shunryu-suzuki-biography <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><div class="flexinode-textfield-35"><div class="form-item"> <label>First Name:</label><br /> Shunryu </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-36"><div class="form-item"> <label>Last Name:</label><br /> Suzuki </div> </div><div class="flexinode-image-37"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author Image:</label><br /> <img src="http://www.wisdomhunter.com/files/shunryu_suzuki.jpg" alt="Shunryu Suzuki Biography" /> </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-38"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author Review:</label><br /> <p>Shunryu Suzuki-roshi, a Japanese Zen priest belonging to the Soto lineage, came to San Francisco in 1959 at the age of fifty-four. Already a respected Zen master in Japan, he was impressed by the seriousness and quality of "beginner's mind" among Americans he met who were interested in Zen and decided to settle here. As more and more people of non-Japanese background joined him in meditation, Zen Center came into being and he was its first abbot. Under his tutelage, Zen Center grew into City Center, Green Gulch Farm, and Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He was undoubtedly one of the most influential Zen teachers of his time.</p> </div> </div></div> Authors Shunryu Suzuki Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:43:40 -0500 http://www.wisdomhunter.com/zen-mind-beginners-mind <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-3"><div class="flexinode-textfield-17"><div class="form-item"> <label>Book Title:</label><br /> Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-18"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author Last Name:</label><br /> Suzuki </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-19"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author First Name:</label><br /> Shunryu </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-20"><div class="form-item"> <label>Publisher:</label><br /> Weatherhill </div> </div><div class="flexinode-number-24"><div class="form-item"> <label>Year Published:</label><br /> 1973 </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-14"><div class="form-item"> <label>ISBN:</label><br /> 0834800799 </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-13"><div class="form-item"> <label>Book Review:</label><br /> <p>A richly textured, deep map of the personal, professional, and emotional transformations that grow out of tragedy and crisis. Eloquently explaining the mechanics of transition through his own moving story, William Bridges addresses how disillusionment, sorrow, or confusion can blossom into a time of incredible creativity and contentment, highlighting the profound significance and true value of endings in our lives. When his wife died from breast cancer, Bridges began to question all his previous groundbreaking work on transitions. Having conducted seminars and written best-selling books, he had built a reputation as an expert on the topic. And yet, "I felt now that my words had totally failed to match in depth the experience of actually being in transition," he explains. After floundering in self-doubt for months after his wife died, he embarked on a spiritual pilgrimage through Wales. During his visits to sacred sites, he began to see that he simply had more to offer on the subject of transition—more depth, more spirit, and above all, more experience. The result is a brilliant and highly personal book in which he examines the pain and challenge of transition—how it is a time of letting go of the past while taking hold of the future.</p> </div> </div><div class="flexinode-number-27"><div class="form-item"> <label>Depth:</label><br /> 2 </div> </div><div class="flexinode-number-34"><div class="form-item"> <label>Openness:</label><br /> 3 </div> </div></div> Books Core Bookshelf Shunryu Suzuki Higher Consciousness Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:27:14 -0500