Zen: Zen For Beginners a beginners guide to Mindfulness and Meditation (Meditation, Zen Buddhism, Mindfullness, Ying Yang, Zen Habits, Happiness, Peacefulness) Paperback – January 23, 2017

A well written straight forward book that summarizes the key aspects of zen. It was a joy to read, so much I read it all in one evening.

Everything I read about knowing ourselves completely, living in the moment, questioning the validity of our thoughts, correcting our perceptions, holding compassion for humanity, dwelling in the state of mindfulness, centering our lives only on what matters, etc., I could fully relate to.But then when I got to Step Five of practicing Zazen, (which happened to be the final page, apart from the conclusion) “Shun Dualistic Thinking”, I was lost. It reads, “Throughout the course of your life, you have learned that there are good and bad things, there is wrong and right, healthy and unhealthy, and so on. This way of thinking is misleading because it postulates that if bad did not exist in the world, there would be no good; that if it were not for all your struggles and challenges, you would not have the ability to acknowledge your accomplishments and happiness.”Not having the ability is a bit strong and too black and white for me. My victories, against the backdrop of the struggles and suffering it took to arrive there, certainly feel much sweeter. Many a parable explain the futility in perceiving things as good or bad because we really don’t know if they ultimately are. There are blessings in disguise. So I would have liked more on the topic of duality vs non-duality, but that doesn’t likely qualify for a short beginners book.I appreciated the attractive photos depicting the different seated meditation positions and definitely benefitted from this book.

This is a really great book especially if you’re trying to improve and have a life of enlightenment. It gave me a different perspective on things and most importantly an in-depth understanding of Zen and its purpose and how you need to practice it. The book is not long and I recommend it for everyone, those who are in search of themselves and understanding who they are, those who wants to continue to grow and be a stress free self improved individual, and those that are helping others. Great Book!I will be reading this book again. I did a lot of highlighting.

This book gives just enough Information for Beginners. The explanations are easy to understand, and walks you through some steps to help you succeed,

This book was informative. It allows to you to take a look into why things are the way they are, as well as see things you may want to change in order to achieve a certain peace from within. It explains the foundation of Zen and what basic steps are needed in order to begin to attain peace from your surroundings, as well as to achieve it from within

Zen buddhism described in simple practical language. Im going to buy this book and keeping it in my own library.

I've been a practitioner of Zen for several years. This particular book is a good introduction to the practice. Well worth the purchase price.

I think it's a nice, short, easy and straight forward read and intro into Zen. I found another form of self-improvement that won't take up half a day and is a quaint habit to a daily routine.

It’s a book that shows us the core of zen’s doctrine. It give us a very good view on the matter. I’m going to try to meditate because I read this book.

I read this in a day and it was very insightful, it explains alot of zen practice basics and goes through the origins of zen within Buddhism

Liest sich schnell und vermittelt gute Grundlagen um dich m mit dem Thema auseinander zu setzten. kann es empfehlen. J

I do enjoy clarity. And Zen for Beginners is a clear down the art and flow of Zen. The conciouss writing makes complex concepts ready to absorb and be delighted.Is only a stepping stone. And you will have to put the Zen to work and become a habit. By practice. But without the stone you will never reach the waters.

First book I read on the topic and it was a goo intro something I can reference later as well