Joan Halifax: Beginner’s Mind Weekend (Part 1) – Opening Talk




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Summary: The beloved Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki’s teachings have touched thousands of people and inspired their practice. Using Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind as a basis for this series, Roshi Joan Halifax, Wendy Johnson, Matthew Kozan Palevsky and Kigaku Noah Rossetter offer a rich context for Shunryu Suzuki’s life and teachings.<br> To open our weekend exploring the seminal Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki, Roshi Joan Halifax invites us to approach Zen like a “five year old kid standing in front of a Jackson Pollock painting.” What follows is a lively discussion about getting back to the basics and cultivating a beginner’s mind.<br> <br> To access the entire series, please click on the link below:<br> <a title="Upaya Podcast Series: Beginner's Mind Weekend" href="https://www.upaya.org/2020/01/johnson-palevsky-rossetter-halifax-beginners-mind-weekend-series-4-parts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Upaya Podcast Series: Beginner’s Mind Weekend</a><br>