My Zazen Challenge

[Yugen]

Re: My Zazen Challenge

Check - 1/365.

I'm with you!

Gassho,
Yugen

[Hoyu]

Re: My Zazen Challenge

2(early morning Zazenkai )/365

Being as though it will span a whole years worth of lifes ups and downs I think it would be nice if we post a little extra info from time to time. It doesn't have to be like keeping a journal or anything too involved. Just noting those little rubber meets the road moments of our practice and our sitting in spite of them.

For example:

185/356 (Bad cold today "Sitting with what is" is great practice!)

What do you all think of this idea?

Gassho,
Hoyu

[Geika]

Re: My Zazen Challenge

1 was yesterday. It was about ten minutes long, caught in the last minutes before my boyfriend got home and turned on all the electronics in our little studio.

I haven't done today's yet. I think I will take some private time in the bathroom to do so.

[Hoyu]

Re: My Zazen Challenge

I haven't done today's yet. I think I will take some private time in the bathroom to do so.

As good a place as any. Our practice has no boundaries!
http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with ... calls.html

Gassho,
Hoyu

[Jigetsu]

Re: My Zazen Challenge

Had a rough day mentally, I tend to be my own worst critic. Sitting alleviated some of that stress! 2/365.

Jigetsu

[Shohei]

Re: My Zazen Challenge

Mind if I join you? ( a day or 2 late)

Gassho
Shohei

[Dosho]

Re: My Zazen Challenge

Hi all,

I applaud what you all are doing, but for me sitting isn't somehting I'm going to promise that I will do every single day. I'm a recovering perfectionist, so I'm going to pledge not to concern myself with sitting every day. I'm merely going to promise that when I do sit that I shall make it count! And I truly believe that by the end of a year's time I'll have sat more with that pledge then the one you are proposing. But I'm not knocking it...NOT AT ALL...it's awesome! Just different ways up the mountain and I know what gets me to the cushion.

Good luck to all.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Jigetsu]

Re: My Zazen Challenge

Mind if I join you? ( a day or 2 late)

Gassho
Shohei

Of course!!

[Kaishin]

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2/365 check

long day... Wife and I passed out on couch after putting kids to bed, next thing I know we wake up and it's almost 11pm. Of course I wanted to just move right to bed, but what excuse not to sit for even 10 minutes? No excuse!

_/_

[Kaishin]

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3/365 check

Headache zazen

[Hoyu]

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3/365

Headache zazen

Ouch! Hope it feels better soon _/_

[Jigetsu]

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Eyes couldn't decide if they should be open or closed. 3/365

[Risho]

Re: My Zazen Challenge

I've lost count. lol. But I'm consistent. I'm happy for this thread; sometimes I feel bad for missing zazaen. It's nice to have us all supporting each others practice.

Gassho,

Risho

[Ekai]

Re: My Zazen Challenge

I will join in too starting from yesterday since Sunday is the official first day of the week. So I sat yesterday evening for 15 min. I try to sit for 30 min. at a crazy 4:30 am :shock: with a group on Google+. However, I am streaming most of the time without the webcam. I need to download the Google+ app for the ipad, I keep forgetting to do that. Sometimes I oversleep (go figure being that it's 4:30 am) or Hunter wakes up so end up sitting in the evening between 9:30-10:00 pm.

1/365

Gassho,
Ekai

[Nenka]

Re: My Zazen Challenge

I'm happy for this thread; sometimes I feel bad for missing zazaen. It's nice to have us all supporting each others practice.

Gassho,

Risho

Yeah. I don't know about you guys, but sometimes I need a kick in the ass. Consistency is a problem for me; I miss one day . . . and then I miss two . . . and then . . .

Gassho

Jen
3/365
(and 1 oriyoki of 52--I've revived my post-jukai idea of practicing it once a week)