Beginner's Mind Quotes

“The art of living is neither careless drifting on the one hand or fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consist in being completely sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive - Allan Watts”
― Jack Kornfield, Beginner's Mind: 3 Classic Meditation Practices Especially for Beginners

“To begin to meditate is to look into our lives with interest in kindness and discover how to be wakeful and free.”
― Jack Kornfield, Beginner's Mind: 3 Classic Meditation Practices Especially for Beginners

“We have so many ideas and beliefs about ourselves. We told ourselves story about what we want and who we are, smart or kind. Often these are the unexamined and limited ideas of others that we have internalized and then gone on to life out.”
― Jack Kornfield, Beginner's Mind: 3 Classic Meditation Practices Especially for Beginners