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-To what extent can a person be a speaker of the way?

He answered:
-If a person teaches the way in order to transcend the tyranny of the
material things and to teach how to transcend feelings, perceptions,
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		Posted on Nov.16.2012 @ 10:24PM EDT by jaigon I am fairly new to zen. The only books I have read is an introductory one by Alan Watts (The Way of Zen) and another introductory one by Osho (Zen: The Path of Paradox), I have not read any Zen literature or Sutras. Any good beginner material one could start with?
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Reply from leoj99 Nov.17.2012 01:18AM EDT		I think that is enough reading for a zen beginner. Just sit zazen. The more you know the more crap you have to unload. And that is very difficult.
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Reply from Sam Hardy Nov.17.2012 06:47AM EDT →Email Sam Hardy		Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki is pretty good. It's a long time since I read it. The main point of it is that we should always try to keep 'beginner's mind' even when we've been doing Zen for years and years.
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Reply from Joe Chip Nov.17.2012 07:44AM EDT		Check back later.
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Reply from Avisitor Nov.17.2012 09:18AM EDT →Email Avisitor		Zen flesh Zen bones ... Guess most books will do at the early stages of learning. Best to set up practice and keep it regular. The more you practice ... the more you will understand what you read about Zen And the more your interest will guide your reading. Prcatice, practice, practice
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Reply from Joe Chip Nov.17.2012 09:33AM EDT		Check back later.
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