Blogs about: Beginners Mind
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The power of silence
In a post a while back I started with the quote: Those who know do not speak; Those who speak do not know. Shunryu Suzuki, a Soto-zenpriest who lived in San fransisco in the 1960’s elaborated th… more →
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
zengoalie wrote 1 week ago: If you want to stop pucks the Zen way, it is important to understand that no matter how many games y … more →
So You Want To Teach Your Child To Write?
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ybonesy wrote 1 week ago: I have guided my two daughters—starting at about age nine—through Writing Practice. In b … more →
beginner's mind
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iintegral wrote 2 weeks ago: A while back, during one of my first jobs in the U.S. I went out to some pre-schools in rural North … more →
Steep Learning Curve/Alice Munro Love/Desperately Seeking Slow/etc.
Renée wrote 3 weeks ago: At the beginning of this week, I started learning how to design a website using Dreamweaver. Because … more →
Rationality versus Intuition
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Keith wrote 3 weeks ago: A major reason I began this pilgrimage was to perform a reset in my life, to sell my possessions, ab … more →
The significance of straight A's and perfect asanas
YogaSpy wrote 1 month ago: I first heard about yoga competitions a year or two ago, watching a TV news reporter interview three … more →
In The Present
Suzanne Grossman wrote 1 month ago: “There’s a reason they call God a presence – because God is right here, right now. … more →
Beginner's Mind
ahalifedesign wrote 2 months ago: In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are … more →
Systemic Injury in the Martial Arts
B Gourley wrote 2 months ago: When I was young, before I started school, I was supposed to wear Forrest Gump-esque braces on my le … more →
Boldness, Creativity, Survival
jessieshires wrote 2 months ago: Last week’s Friday matinée was a screening of It Might Get Loud, a love-song-on-film for the e … more →
The power of silence
Christiaan wrote 3 months ago: In a post a while back I started with the quote: Those who know do not speak; Those who speak do not … more →
The Voice in My Head
Suzanne Grossman wrote 3 months ago: “What a liberation to realize that the ‘voice in my head’ is not who I am. Who am … more →
There is Zen in Stuffed Nightingales
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Christiaan wrote 3 months ago: I’m currently reading Alan Watts’ The way of zen and in the preface I came across a very … more →
The problem comes in when you're so used to knowing all the answers, you forget to question.
nexusofnow wrote 4 months ago: Today, I wish to share a quote in simple celebration of “stupid questions”. When you don … more →
You Are There
Suzanne Grossman wrote 4 months ago: “Spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle reminds us that ‘you “get” there by realizi … more →
meditative process made visible
emellesse wrote 5 months ago: How does one define meditative process or practice? In the context of the awakened eye website, med … more →
seeing without words
emellesse wrote 5 months ago: When you take photographs, just before you click the shutter, your mind is empty and open, just seei … more →
Potential
knowthankyou wrote 5 months ago: What if suddenly, everything were possible? Imagine if we had all of our creative potential, but all … more →
the awakened eye
emellesse wrote 5 months ago: the awakened eye is the eye that perceives without labeling - we could also call it the innocent eye … more →
