Beginner's Mind

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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few. Bring the beginner with you to the cushion every morning, and the morning is wide.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Shunryu Suzuki

Lineage: Sōtō

By Shunryu Suzuki

• No Gaining Ideaproverb
• Moment After Momentproverb
• Nothing Specialproverb
• Pulling Weedsproverb
• Give Your Sheep a Large Meadowproverb

From Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

• No Gaining Idea
• Moment After Moment
• Nothing Special
• Pulling Weeds
• Give Your Sheep a Large Meadow
• Burn Yourself Completely
• If Your Mind Is Empty
• Zen Is Concentration on Routine
• Accept Yourself
• Beginner's Mind

Sources

• contentCrooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki

  David Chadwick