Words Of Wisdom

I think this might be what's meant, in Zen Buddhism, by the idea of "beginner's mind": a state of mind that doesn't pretend life can be completely stuffed into conceptual boxes, because no level of knowledge or training can ever insulate us from the openness of the very next moment. And a state of mind that approaches this fact not, mainly, as something to be scared of, but rather as a reason to show up more fully for whatever's coming next.

- Oliver Burkeman