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Archive for August 24, 2017
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Aug 24, 2017 |
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The Brush Maker
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| Lorna Crane is an artist, but she is also an explorer with a deep connection to the land. Combing the Australian beach, Crane hunts for feathers, leaves, fishing wire– any items that she can fashion into painting brushes. As she paints with these found objects, she finds joy in the unexpected: "The freshness and spontaneity you can’t get with anything else." Her creations are both "of the landscape as well as from the landscape." |
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In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there are few.
– Shunryu Suziki –
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The Power of a Beginner’s Mind
Picture this: A substitute teacher wearing a kimono and speaking Japanese to inner city students. Surprising? That was exactly the intention of Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu as he attempted to cultivate a “beginners mind” in his students. He asserts that the moment the unexpected is encountered, mindfulness begins without training. The attention is completely focused on the unknown, senses alert in the uncertainty of the moment, and the mind open. He says of the experience of teaching mindfulness to students, “I also want students to experience vulnerability because I believe that it is a key to education as a lifelong commitment to self-reflection rather than a detached mastery of a finite body of knowledge. Vulnerability means appreciating mystery as much as mastery, and being comfortable with not-knowing, ambiguity, uncertainty, and complexity, cultivating awe and wonder that deepen our knowledge.” Read on to understand how allowing for the unexpected can foster a beginner’s mind in oneself. { read more }
Be The Change
The next time something unexpected occurs, observe how awake you become in that moment and notice how fresh the world looks from a beginner’s mind. How can you practice being awake more often? |
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Sangha of Auspicious Companions 