EMPTY OF EXPECTATION: Exploring "Beginner's Mind"

Published: Dec. 2, 2023, 5:36 p.m.

While the Buddha assured us that it\u2019s healthy to be aware of all our different intentions, he also suggested that once we\u2019ve planted the seeds of our plans, our practice becomes surrendering to any determined outcome whatsoever \u2013 to truly let go, of all of it. This talk on Shoshin, or \u201cBeginner\u2019s Mind,\u201d is aimed at helping us to let go more and more often by inviting us to see all things as new \u2013 including all situations, people, and especially ourselves \u2013 rather than clinging so tightly to our preconceived beliefs and expectations, which tend to keep us stuck. It includes a meditation at the end.