Zen

Began: 1962
Who: Shunryu Suzuki · San Francisco Zen Center
Connection to Circling: Named as a later influence, as Circling grew (Coutts)

Zen, 1962

Named as a later influence · Assume nothing · behind it: Buddhism.

The Zen practice taught at the San Francisco Zen Center by Shunryu Suzuki, which one history names as a later influence on Circling.

A full comparison with Circling isn’t written yet.

Moves it shares with Circling

Assume nothing · Beginner’s mind: open, without an expert’s fixed ideas. (Suzuki, 1970) Behind it: Buddhism.