Ordinary Mind Is The Way

We learn from the past what to predict for the future and then live the future we expect.... Predictions based on the past allow for more efficient brain function in the present, but can lead to mistakes.

— Regina Pally, The Predictive Brain

In the Zen tradition, there is a famous dialogue between two leading teachers in sixth-century China, a time when Zen was flourishing. One teacher asked another: "What is the Way?" This is another way of asking — How can I live a happy, meaningful life? Or, How can I find real freedom? The other teacher responded, much to the first teacher's surprise, "Ordinary mind is the Way."

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