I will explain you a theory of beginner's mind via simple story. You come across a fruit, lets say Kiwi. Let the story unfold in three possible ways :

Lets free our mind from all expectations!

1. If you are aware  of the taste, you get little bit disappointed as your current expectations was higher than earlier you has tasted kiwi. You end up in displeasure.

2. If you are not aware of the taste, but if it meets your expectations of its taste, you end up feeling bored. Because, the taste was expected, you did not enjoy it.

3. Beginner's mind => Imagine, you are eating this fruit for the first time in your life. You have absolutely no idea how this fruit tastes. You start eating it. You feel its peel, hard and bitter and then you get the juice inside. The citrus taste of the pulp gives you goosebumps, and seeds of the fruit that is crunchy. Oh, you have absolutely enjoyed that fruit. Its freshness, its taste of pulp, those seeds and hard peel. What an absolute fun!

This is what is called Theory of Beginner's mind. We have to make our mind free of all the expectations. Remember this fruit is nothing but a real life situation > Meeting with your loved one, having coffee with an old friend, the work you do or any interaction that you come across every day. Make it expectation free! You will start enjoying your life and everything will make you happy.

Expectations are nothing but waste of ideas -an idea which brings you sorrow. Understand this theory well and lets start implementing it because this is Art of living!

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