Even though you read much Zen literature, you must read each sentence with a fresh mind. You should not say, “I know what Zen is,” or “I have attained enlightenment.” This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.
--Shunryu Suzuki
I think this is a very important sentiment. I’m however not sure how to get others to adopt it.
It’s the wisdom that comes with age. Doctors call it Alzheimer’s.
:-D
Are you saying that because you don’t understand the point that the orginal quote wants to make, or are you using it to try to make a unrelated joke?
I’m using it to make a related joke.
Alzheimer’s first attacks short term memory before long-term memory. It makes learning harder. It has little to do with being open to new learning.
The quote doesn’t talk about easier learning. Alzheimer’s makes it easier to approach problems as “a beginner”, with “a fresh mind” :-P
Tough crowd.
Or, in ChristianKI’s case, tough Kraut. Since IIRC he’s a Berliner (an actual one, not like JFK).
--Shunryu Suzuki
I think this is a very important sentiment. I’m however not sure how to get others to adopt it.
It’s the wisdom that comes with age. Doctors call it Alzheimer’s.
:-D
Are you saying that because you don’t understand the point that the orginal quote wants to make, or are you using it to try to make a unrelated joke?
I’m using it to make a related joke.
Alzheimer’s first attacks short term memory before long-term memory. It makes learning harder. It has little to do with being open to new learning.
The quote doesn’t talk about easier learning. Alzheimer’s makes it easier to approach problems as “a beginner”, with “a fresh mind” :-P
Tough crowd.
Or, in ChristianKI’s case, tough Kraut. Since IIRC he’s a Berliner (an actual one, not like JFK).