It is the open mind, the attitude that includes both doubt and possibility, the ability to see things always as fresh and new. The mind of the beginner is needed throughout Zen practice. The innocence of this first inquiry-just asking what you are-is beginner's mind. "I know what my own mind is," you tell yourself, "but what is Zen mind?" And then: "But do I really know what my own mind is?" Is it what I am doing now? Is it what I am thinking now?" And if you should then try to sit physically still for a while to see if you can locate it-then you have begun the practice of Zen, then you have begun to realize the unrestricted mind.
Zen mind is one of those enigmatic phrases used by Zen teachers to throw you back upon yourself, to make you go behind the words themselves and begin wondering.
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