True Beginner’s Mind
True Beginner’s Mind by Margaret Syverson, published by Lulu.com in April 2011, explores the experiences of 21 university students as they engage with Zen teachings and practices for the first time. This 306-page book presents a unique perspective, as it captures the students’ encounters with contemporary Zen texts, meditation practices, and in-class discussions over a fifteen-week semester in a course focused on non-argumentative rhetoric in Zen.
Readers will find a diverse range of insights as each chapter offers a distinct account of the students’ emerging understandings, challenges, doubts, and questions. The book emphasizes the personal journeys of these individuals as they navigate their initial exposure to Zen, highlighting the varied interpretations and reflections that arise from their shared experiences. Through this exploration, the text provides a window into the intersection of religion and personal inquiry, making it a thought-provoking read for those interested in the subject.
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What happens when 21 university students encounter the teachings and practices of Zen for the first time? Most writings on Zen have come from Zen masters, scholars, and experienced practitioners. Here, a cross-section of American students with no prior experience of Zen read contemporary Zen texts, engage in meditation practice, and participate in in-class inquiry, documenting their emerging understandings, challenges, doubts, and questions over the course of a fifteen-week semester in a college course titled Non-argumentative rhetoric in Zen. Despite the common framework of texts, meditation practice, and class discussion, each chapter is a unique and fresh account of this work.
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