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shoshin

shoshin noun: an attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even at an advanced level.

Noun

shoshin (uncountable)

  1. (Zen Buddhism) An attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even at an advanced level.
    • Shunryu Suzuki, the first Zen master to establish a Zen training monastery outside of Asia, describes the importance of meditation practice in order to live in the moment and achieve boundless compassion and shoshin, or beginner's mind.1997, Kathleen A. Brehony, Awakening at Midlife
    • Shoshin is being open and enthusiastic to learn more and cultivate great humility in accepting what knowledge or skills are obtained. Shoshin is an attitude, a state of mind, and a perception that there is always so much more to learn.2012, Phong Thong Dang, Lynn Seiser, Advanced Aikido, Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN

shoshin meaning in Tamil

shoshin in Tamil

வாழ் வியப்புப் பார்வை

Origin of shoshin

Borrowed from Japanese 初心 (“beginner's mind”).

Questions about shoshin

What does shoshin mean?
Shoshin means an attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even at an advanced level.
What is shoshin in Tamil?
Shoshin in Tamil is வாழ் வியப்புப் பார்வை. See Shoshin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is shoshin?
Shoshin is a noun.

Words near shoshin in the dictionary

  1. Shosh
  2. Shosha
  3. Shoshana
  4. Shoshas
  5. Shoshes
  6. shoshin
  7. Shoshokie
  8. Shoshoko
  9. Shoshone
  10. Shoshone County
  11. Shoshonean

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