#beginnersmind

[foolsona]

I struggle not to feel unworthy of ballet. Neither my practice quality nor quantity are good enough. But I don't think clinging to the shame makes it any better so I'm going to try to embody zen mind beginner's mind and start from where I am.

[golongbyjoannanewsom]

movie asks: 6, 10, 30 :)

6. do you prefer movie theaters or your couch?

theatres! makes me feel truly immersed in the film in a way i can’t always at home, plus having a good audience adds to the experience. however i do enjoy watching a film at home with friends and giving commentary

10. most recent movie you saw in theaters?

just saw kinds of kindess yesterday… i liked it but was not blown away, first part was my fave. crazy sexual tension between jesse plemons and willem dafoe. great performances. not sure i got what it was all supposed to mean…

30. are you looking forward to any upcoming releases?

none that i can think of or that i could find on my letterboxd watchlist… but i’m sure there is something good coming that i’m missing

[sennamaticart]

for the art asks: 3 & 14!

3. What ideas come from when you were little?

Oh man, probably more than I think. A lot of the "diary" comics I make with Stinky stem from my love and adoration for self-contained sunday funnies. I used to collect copies of Calvin and Hobbes anthologies and read them religiously. Whenever I get stuck putting together a comic I'll check out one of Bill Waterson's comics and they always help me out!

14. Any favorite motifs?

There's so many I like! I don't often think consciously about the motifs I want to include so its always fun to look back at them and notice new things! It's pretty common for me to include astral imagery. Suns, moons, stars, I just adore them. Here's a few pieces with those motifs!

[andimahsong139]

The #Beginnersmind https://www.instagram.com/p/CnOetFzyc-w/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rdnewhaven]

Maintaining a Steady Practice Now if the practice is so good for us, why is it so difficult to maintain a steady practice? It may be that the notion that practice is 'good for us' is the very impediment—we all know how we can resist what is good for us at the table, at the gym, and on the Internet. This mechanical notion of practice, 'if I practice, then I will be (fill in the blank),' leads to discouragement because it is not true that practice inevitably leads to happiness or anything that we can imagine. — Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, "Like a Dragon in Water" #BeginnersMind (at New Haven Zen Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjAp1aBOzVK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tsultrimpawo]

Maintaining a Steady Practice Now if the practice is so good for us, why is it so difficult to maintain a steady practice? It may be that the notion that practice is 'good for us' is the very impediment—we all know how we can resist what is good for us at the table, at the gym, and on the Internet. This mechanical notion of practice, 'if I practice, then I will be (fill in the blank),' leads to discouragement because it is not true that practice inevitably leads to happiness or anything that we can imagine. — Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, "Like a Dragon in Water" #BeginnersMind (at New Haven Zen Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjApFGaLYiZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[davidhop]

#71 who knew? #zazen #shoshin #beginnersmind (at Nunna's Ton Farm House) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdDHxLCsSw5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[oscardlx]

Every time you meditate, you create the world anew