Shoshin

Shoshin (Beginner's Mind/Spirit) is the Zen concept of maintaining a beginner's mind, a state of childlike curiosity and open mindfulness that allows us to let go of biases and assumptions in order to further progress in our understanding of a subject or skill. When we think we already know something we tend to reject or challenge new information, blocking us from going deeper. It is important to allow yourself to listen and to view something from a new perspective, then you will be able to gain deeper insights into your own way of doing things. It is like having a cup that is already full, you cannot fill it again until you have absorbed the previous cup. The mind must be emptied before it can be filled once again. By using this process of open mindfulness and childlike eagerness to learn, you can acquire and improve your skills and abilities much faster if you realize there is always more to learn.

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desire: the root of all suffering

The root of all suffering and lack is desire. The more you desire, the more lack you inflict on yourself, the more lack you experience. The very nature of desire is to lack, as you shall not desire something you already own.

When you drop the desire, you allow yourself to be fulfilled and complete as you are, you connect to your truest essence and realize you are awareness and already have everything you thought you desired. You never lacked anything and if you ever saw lack, you saw an illusion that separated you from who you truly are.

You're the beginning and the end, yet you're also an infinite, complete being. You don't have to do anything, you don't have to be a doer, you don't have to act towards love or abundance as you are already nothing but love and abundance. You cannot lack what you already are, you cannot lack your essence. If you're everything, how can you not have everything already?

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1 year ago

Life works for me in unexpected ways!

I am blessed in every single aspect of life!

Failure doesn't exist in my reality,there is no choice but for my dr to happen!

I declare myself as SUCCESSFUL!!!

Holy Fuck. I ACTUALLY DID IT

A bit of a life update! After two long LONG years of relentlessly studying, preparing research, taking exams, and writing endless papers..

I'm happy to announce I have graduated with honors with a Master in Clinical Psychology. I ended this journey with a 4.0 GPA and in the top percentage of my graduating class!

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1 year ago

the version of you who has and is everything you want is one assumption away. assume boldly. you have the final say because you have the only say.

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1 year ago

reminder

you are constantly manifesting. why waste time thinking badly of yourself and life? get up and say wonderful things about yourself.

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