[FairfieldLife] Spanish Mind, Beginner's Mind

2007-09-25 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
Barry concludes: Oh, that we all had more of that same Beginner's Mind more of the time in other discussions... TomT: At the large course in DC in 1993 we were shown videos to pass the day between extended rounds. One day they showed a video entitled: Advanced Jyotish for Beginners. As usual I

[FairfieldLife] Spanish Mind, Beginner's Mind

2007-09-20 Thread TurquoiseB
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few. - Shunryo Suzuki-Roshi There are few things more beneficial in terms of both the development of humility and the development of a sense of humor than being a beginner. You walk into a classroom and leave

Re: [FairfieldLife] Spanish Mind, Beginner's Mind

2007-09-20 Thread Bhairitu
TurquoiseB wrote: I am taking a Spanish class. A beginner's Spanish class. Even though I lived close to the Mexican border for many years, my interest in and mastery of the Spanish language was pretty much limited to asking for a cervesa or for the servicios. Fortunately those two terms