Approaching Life with Openness and Presence Get Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind  offers a gentle introduction to Zen practice, teaching you to approach every moment with the curiosity and openness of someone doing something for the first time. Core Principles 1. The Beginner’s Mind Has Infinite Possibilities In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s, there are few. When we think we know something, we close ourselves off to new understanding. The goal of practice is to always keep this beginner’s mind: open, eager, without preconceptions. An empty mind is a ready mind. 2. Do One Thing Completely When you bow, just bow. When you sit, just sit. When you eat, just eat. Suzuki teaches that we should do everything with our whole body and mind, burning completely like a good bonfire rather than smoldering like a smoky fire. Full presence in any activity is itself the practice. 3. You Are Already Complete We do not exist for the sake of something else.…