Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki’s The Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk invites you to step inside the mysterious world of the Zendo, where monks live their lives in simplicity. Suzuki, best known as the man who brought Zen classics to the West, sheds light on all phases of a monk’s experience, from being refused admittance at the door to finally understanding the meaning of one’s koan . Suzuki explains the initiation ceremony, the act of begging, and the life of prayers, meditation, and service.