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This Japanese concept will help you see the world – and learn – in a different way

Students pose for a photo with a globe during a campaign to mark World Earth Day in a middle school in Dexing, Jiangxi province April 19, 2011. World Earth Day falls on April 22 every year. Picture taken April 19, 2011. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA   FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE: ALSO SEE GM1E74L1H1701. - GM1E74K19J601

Shoshin is a word from Zen Buddhism meaning 'beginner's mind'. Image: REUTERS/China Daily

Kate Whiting
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