初心 — Shoshin

Beginner's
Mind

Twelve practices drawn from the Zen tradition.
For those who already understand.

The Programme

  1. 1 Beginner's Mind
  2. 2 The Swinging Door
  3. 3 The Body Knows
  4. 4 Mind Weeds
  5. 5 The Bonfire
  6. 6 The Wide Meadow
  7. 7 Nothing Special
  8. 8 Listening Without Echo
  9. 9 One River
  10. 10 From Nothingness
  11. 11 The Dark Empty Sky
  12. 12 Continue
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities,
but in the expert's mind there are few." Shunryu Suzuki

This is not for people who need to be told how to practice.
It is for people who already know, and want to go deeper.

These tools do not explain. They do not encourage. They do not measure your progress or celebrate your completion. They offer a frame — and then they get out of the way.

Can you stay present with what is?

Begin when you are ready.

Begin.

Other practices

Breath Anchor — return to presence in a single breath Body Awareness — read what the body knows before the mind does Noticing the Ordinary — attend to what's already here