Right Practice Zazen practice is the direct expression of our true nature. When you become you, Zen becomes Zen. When you are you, you see things as they are, and you become one with your surroundings. Understanding Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine. Our understanding of Buddhism is not just an intellectual understanding.
True understanding is actual practice itself.
The practice of Zen mind is beginner's mind. The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities. It is the kind of mind which can see things as they are, which step by step and in a flash can realize the original nature of everything. This practice of Zen mind is found throughout the book. Directly or sometimes by inference, every section of the book concerns the question of how to maintain this attitude through your meditation and in your life.