Beginners Mind
At Choice Awareness Management, we want you to remain open to new ideas and concepts. The wonder and awestruck quality emanating from this child's face is a state of openness we would like you to acquire.
The image depicts the nature of a child in wonder…
Openness is a lovely place to begin. We want you to start reading, thinking, and considering innocently. We suggest you start with a beginner’s mind:
Temporarily drop your preconceived notions and ideas about what you select, choose, and learn.
Begin Now
To start you on this journey, here are two examples:
In the introduction to Zen Mind, Beginners Mind by Shunryu Suzuki, Baker Roshi, the American Zen Master, wrote:
“The mind of the beginner is empty, free of habits of the experts, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities…”
Shunryu Suzuki
In The Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics part one, “Nonsense,” chapter one,
Gary Zukav tells a compelling story of Albert Einstein and his theory of relativity. He suggests that Einstein’s breakthrough theory was possible because he started with a beginner’s mind.
Albert Einstein in his middle years…
You may not be Shunryu Suzuki or Albert Einstein, but they can be your inspiration and mentors.
The information you’re about to consider can and will be the catalyst for new adventures and understanding in your life - if you just let it happen!
Getting Into the Beginner's Mind Stand
These guiding principles will serve you well in taking the Beginner's Mind stand.
