“The ego-self constantly pushes reality away. It constructs a future out of empty expectations and a past out of regretful memories.” — Alan Watts
An open mind is ready and willing to unlearn doubt, and question almost everything. It’s open to embracing ignorance as the starting point to wisdom.
To learn from almost everyone and everything around you, forget your privileges and accomplishments.
By letting go of the ego, you can gain a deeper understanding of the nature of reality and learn more about the world around you.
It’s a humbling experience but it’s also the path to greater wisdom.
A closed mind cannot improve. A curious or beginner’s mind is ready to explore. It stays in wonder almost all the time.
It’s a better approach to truly open ourselves to new perspectives, experiences, and connections we may have otherwise missed.
“If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there are few,” Shunryu Suzuki said in his book, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice.
