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The audiobook of Shunryu’s Suzuki’s 1970 introduction to Zen belief and practice, read by Peter Coyote. Running time: 3 hours.From Library Journal: In one of the best and most succinct introductions to Zen practice, the important teacher Shunryu Suzuki discusses posture and breathing in meditation as well as selflessness, emptiness, and mindfulness.Chapter titles:01 Prologue – Beginner’s Mind02 Right Practice – Posture03 Right Practice – Breathing04 Right Practice – Control05 Right Practice – Mind Weeds06 Right Practice – The Marrow of Zen07 Right Practice – Bowing08 Right Practice – Nothing Special09 Right Attitude – Single-minded Way10 Right Attitude – Repetition11 Right Attitude – Zen and Excitement12 Right Attitude – Right Effort13 Right Attitude – No Trace14 Right Attitude – God Giving15 Right Attitude – Mistakes In Practice16 Right Attitude – Limiting Your Activity17 Right Attitude – Study Yourself18 Right Attitude – To Polish a Tile19 Right Attitude – Nirvana, the Waterfall20 Right Understanding – Traditional Zen Spirit21 Right Understanding – Transiency22 Right Understanding – Emptiness23 Right Understanding – Believing In Nothing24 Right Understanding – Original Buddhism25 Buddha’s Enlightenment26 Epilogue – Zen Mind