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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, by Shunryu Suzuki I was 19 and living in a van, camping under bridge overpasses in Colorado so I could just ski all day every day. M
by aphextron 8y ago
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, by Shunryu Suzuki
I was 19 and living in a van, camping under bridge overpasses in Colorado so I could just ski all day every day. My naive uneducated mind was formulating some sort of psuedo-hippy philosophy around the state of ecstasy reached in the perfect ride down a mountain through powder. Little did I know the "no-thought" mantra I had been inculcating was just a pale impression of this thousands year old tradition of mindfulness. When I picked this book up at a library I just sat down reading page after page being blown away by how he would describe the exact same sensibilities I had been reaching for. It was my first spiritual awakening as an adult.
- westiseast 8y agoYeah, fantastic book - I remember specifically the section about his wife teasing him because he hadn’t experienced nirvana or something.
- ai_ia 8y agoThanks for mentioning. I saw your comment and started reading. I think it's going to be a long night tonight for me.
- Ngunyan 8y agoThis book helped me fall asleep, by showing how to relax and let go.
- vailprogrammer 8y agoHey man, where did you do most of your skiing? Also I would love to chat with you about how you went from ski bum to professional programmer (I'm assuming) but you don't have an email in your bio. Cheers
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- aphextron 8y agoMostly Abay/Keystone We liked to hate on Vail on that side of the pass, but it really is the best. The only problem was affording it ;)