Martial Arts - The Beginner's Mind Is a State of Being

Richard Baron kung fu was thinking about someone beginning the martial arts - karate, kungfu, jujitsu, taichi, qigong, etc. and asked me where to start? Richard Baron realized that there is only one place to start and that is in you own mind. That there is only one place to start and that is at the BEGINNING.

In Japan, they have the phrase "SO SHIN" which means "Beginner's Mind." It was Shunryo Suzuki that said, "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's mind, there are very few."




When you decide to start a martial art it is key to think that you are a beginner, that your beginner's mind is open to new experiences,s and trusting that you will be learning skills, both mental and physical, that can be key to you living an awesome life.


With an open and receiving mind, you will be able to absorb this new information into your consciousness and allow it to become part of your own understanding forming new habits and paradigms within your subconscious mind.


But your mind is tricky, whenever you learn something new about someone or something, your mind reaches into your subconscious and accesses your old comfortable habits and paradigms, and creates your perception through the formation of opinions, preconceptions, and judgments that inhibit the true knowledge that you are learning.




During your practice, your goal should be that of maintaining the "beginner's mind" because it is in this state that you have limitless possibilities and meaning through your original mind. The "beginner's mind" is also something you hope to meet along your journey. It is not something that you consider as an object of your search.


It is a state of being (a state of mind) that includes everything within itself. It is a self-sufficient state of being - It is an empty mind that is ready and willing to receive, it is open to everything.


If you consciously rationalize and think too much, discriminate too much, then you limit yourself through ingrained paradigms, perceptions, and behavior. In the beginner's mind, there is no thought of attainment. Remember, all self-centered thought limits the vastness of your mind and your limitless potential.




The most difficult thing is to always keep and be in the state of a beginner's mind. It is always necessary for you to be in the state of your original mind and the best way to do that is with a deep and sincere expression of gratitude for all that you have, all that you can be, and all that you are.



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