Plain talk for a beginners mind upon reading leo babautas suggestion in timothy ferrisss tribe of mentors short life advice from the best in the world after having my eyes opened to taoism in 2017 also thanks to tim ferriss guest suggestion of tao te ching and rereading my beloved zen speaks shouts of nothingness i decided to delve further into zen. Zen teacher norman fischer adds his insightful and valuable commentary on soto zen practice in the spirit of shunryu suzuki founder of the san francisco zen center and author of the perennial bestseller zen mind beginners mind the probing questions put forward by susan moon are answered by the teacher and the result of their collaboration is a no nonsense guide about real world zen . The esteemed zen teacher norman fischer and his old friend and teaching colleague susan moon both of them in the lineage of shunryu suzuki author of zen mind beginners mind give this collaborative effort a playful tone susan asks a question on our behalf norman answers it and then sue challenges him by the time you get through their conversations youll have a good basic education in zen not only the history theory and practice but also the contemporary issues such as gender . An accessible and enjoyable introduction to zen buddhist practice in a listener friendly question and answer format by two highly regarded teacher writers the question and answer format makes this introduction to zen especially easy to understand and also to use as a reference as. Hot off the presses is what is zen plain talk for a beginners mind a new book by norman fischer who is one of our teachers in our self reflection for conflict professionals intensive scpi series and susan moon in our scpi classes we incorporate meditation and other forms of self reflection to increase our capacity for recognizing the relationship in our work between what is happening inside of us and outside of us when working with people in conflict for anyone interested