Shunryu Suzuki

I really enjoy the teachings of Buddha. Here is one of his greatest followers teaching us that the "beginning is at every moment". He also says that the "Beginners mind is the mind of God". I know that this is why we say "Out of the mouths of Babes". Children truely speak from this place. Their minds are "empty and ready".
Wouldn't it be amazing if we could keep that innocence for our whole lives? It would feel like true freedom. The swinging door is a great way to teach this. In Pilates this is how we breathe. It's almost like the neverending circle. He says "a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale". We also spend a lot of time in Pilates challenging our balance, often times we lose it and then we breathe, focus, relax, and we regain it. I believe that being out of balance is perfect. It helps us move through life and seek symetry. "Before the rain stops we hear a bird." This is beautiful to me. Both things are happening at the same time and a bit of confusion is good for all of us, it reminds us that we know nothing.