“In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” The small handful of words in the book provides a teaching as rich as this famous opening line. In a single stroke, the simple sentence cuts through the pervasive tendency people have of getting so close to Zen as to completely miss what it’s all about.  In the forty years since its original publication, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind has become one of the great modern Zen classics, much beloved, frequently re-read and highly recommended as the best first book to read on Zen. Suzuki Roshi presents the basics - from the details of posture and breathing in zazen to the perception of nonduality in a way that is not only remarkably clear, but that also resonates with the joy of insight from the first to the last page. It is a book to come back to time and again as an inspiration to practice.