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Shunryu Suzuki

A Soto Zen teacher whose talks invite repeated, ordinary practice.

Foundation editorial draft · Updated 2026-10-16

Orientation

Founder of San Francisco Zen Center and the source of the talks collected in Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind.

Keep in context

Distinguish Shunryu Suzuki from D. T. Suzuki. Their biographies and works are different.

Connected reading

• Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind

  Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind → created by → Shunryu Suzuki

• Begin again

  Begin again → source voice → Shunryu Suzuki

• Zen

  Zen → introduced through → Shunryu Suzuki

• Zen

  Shunryu Suzuki → situated in → Zen

• Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind

  Shunryu Suzuki → essential work → Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind

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Source checks and editorial provenance

Foundation editorial draft; source lookup by assistant; owner review pending · 2026-10-16

• Source record 1: www.sfzc.org