From Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki, a respected Zen master in Japan and founder of the San Francisco Zen Centre. Via Garr Reynolds at Presentation Zen who states it perfectly: “Humans are the smartest animal on the planet, but we’re also the dumbest. Perhaps if all of us smart experts, with our massive intellects, tried to approach problems with ‘the beginner’s mind’ we could get much better at solving problems.”

From Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki, a respected Zen master in Japan and founder of the San Francisco Zen Centre.

Via Garr Reynolds at Presentation Zen who states it perfectly:

“Humans are the smartest animal on the planet, but we’re also the dumbest. Perhaps if all of us smart experts, with our massive intellects, tried to approach problems with ‘the beginner’s mind’ we could get much better at solving problems.”