Approaching Life with Beginner's Mind - zen habits zen habits
By Leo Babauta A lot of our troubles could be solved by one simple practice. A lot of joy could be found with the same practice. And it is simple: practice seeing life with a beginner’s mind. I’m stealing this of course from Zen Buddhism’s shoshin and Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind, and I’ve […]
Approaching Life with Beginner's Mind By Leo Babauta A lot of our troubles could be solved by one simple practice. A lot of joy could be found with the same practice. And it is simple: practice seeing life with a beginner's mind . I'm stealing this of course from Zen Buddhism's shoshin and Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind Beginner's Mind , and I've written about it numerous times. But it's more fundamental than most people realize. It's not just something you practice when you're learning something - though dropping the "expert's mind" and seeing the learning as a beginner is an important practice in
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