Novice Mind, I Mean

I believe that poem has a role 

To awake the humanity as a whole of the world, 

To address rampant inhumanity,

And, to get Peace, 

Practice to live with a smile, and 

With love, is necessary.

Notice the goodness in heart, 

Difficulties of a human, and

Be grateful for them for their help,

Showing love to others,

Who they are and 

Find compassion for their struggles.

Living between dreams and 

Nightmares,

Living in illusions of 

Believing in things 

That never existed,

Believing in false friends 

That would give hurts,

Breaking heart 

Due to distress and sufferings.

A lot of our troubles could be solved 

By one simple practice,

Dropping ideas of 

How they should be and 

Instead emptying your mind and 

Seeing them as they are. 

A lot of joy is found with the practice,

And it is simple,

A practice seeing life 

With a beginner’s mind,

A simple habit of taking

Three steps for making change in life,

That fearless action finding one's purpose,

 Training according to that purpose 

And in inner self to believe

The approach the thing with Novice Mind,

And dropping the expert’s mind

Because one cannot be 

Master of all trades,

In that way of life pillars of 

Fearless living can be achieved 

Inside the soul.

Novice mind, I mean

To drop our expectations and 

Preconceived ideas 

About something, and 

To see things with an open mind, 

Fresh eyes, just like child,

As one cannot learn something new,

With curiosity and wonder,

That’s the child mind.

For example, when I go to take food,

I look at the food, 

The bowl, 

The spoon, and 

Try to see the details 

That I might not normally notice,

And thereby I truly notice 

The textures, 

Tastes, smells, 

Sights of the food, 

Everything seems new, full of wonder,

And appreciate every bite as a gift,

Having better experiences,

Better tastes and the anxiety is met.

  

Of course, I’m not saying 

All of this happens automatically,

It takes practice, 

But it’s worth the practice.