My Zazen Challenge

[Seisou]

9/365.....

[Jundo]

44/2/365 (sat/missed/Goal)

Not sure how to report once we've missed. While I was out on travel I had two days where I simply could not work it into my schedule. I insta'd a couple times (not much else to do on an airplane).

My trip really threw off my sitting mojo for a bit. Lots of stormy clouds and strong desire to get off the pillow. This past week I've been a little bit more in the groove. I still cannot get past 20 minutes before my legs are very asleep and it gets quite uncomfortable, but I am going to try to push it to 25 minutes starting tomorrow.

I have written this here before


One cannot possibly miss a sit even though we might miss a sit. Thus, you should diligently and sincerely seek to sit each day, never missing a single sit.

Thus, we are challenged to keep sitting and make the sitting real in life, even as there is no "we" to challenge and the sitting is ever already sat!

Such is the "My Zazen Challenge" Koan


Also, it is not about how long or short one sits, and is truly beyond time ... although it is good to sit longer if you can.

Counter-intuitive perhaps, but if you sit longer, trying harder to get somewhere or to get something ... it is not Shikantaza.

If you sit, diligently and sincerely, beyond long or short, trying hard with nowhere to get, dropping to the marrow all need to get ... one truly gets somewhere, and it is Shikantaza.


Gassho, J

[Nengyo]

12/365 only 353 more til I re-set my counter!

[Seisou]

Re-set? Wait...what?...you mean were supposed to keep doing this?

[Nenka]

63. I've lost track of how many days I've missed (not-missed?)

Jen

[Khalil Bodhi]

40/365...
41/365...
42/365...

I have, indubitably, missed posting the last few days. On Tuesday I'm off to visit fmaily in Ecuador so I will be sitting off-line for a bit. Metta.

Gassho
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[Seisou]

10/365
11/365
Jeff

[Nengyo]

13/365
14/365

[Khalil Bodhi]

43/365

Gratitude for everyone sharing their practice. Metta to all!

Gassho
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Mike

[Seisou]

And to you also Mike.
12/365
13/365

[Nengyo]

15/365 sleepy sleepy

[Nenka]

Just finished 68.

Gassho

Jen

[Khalil Bodhi]

44/365

Gassho
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Mike

[Khalil Bodhi]

Just finished 68.

Gassho

Jen

Gassho
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Mike

[Mp]

Just finished 68.

Gassho

Jen

Nice work Jen.

41/365

Gassho,
Michael