The good place

[ArtificialFox]

This week I practiced zazen at the North Sea beach. The rolling waves really helped me calm down. What is a place where you like to sit?

[Chikyou]

Now that the weather is getting warmer, my back patio is a lovely place to sit! Or anywhere really, but especially in nature. I usually sit in my mini zendo in my bedroom though.

Gassho,
SatLah,
Chikyō

[Bob-Midwest]

Seeking out busy, noisy place to practice occasionally as recommended, but don't want to draw too much attention.

[Seiko]

What is a place where you like to sit?

I am a novice priest in training so please take my comments with a pinch of salt.

Ah, the beach is one of my favourite places, that shoreline in your photo looks lovely, I can almost imagine the sound of waves crashing.

It may feel easier to sit in a quiet, calm, tidy place. It's also good to sit in your garage, the toilet, a railway station, the dentist's waiting room, a hospital bed. In fact Treeleaf has members who live and practice in countries who are at war.

Your practice, what happens between the ears, is more important than location.

Gasshō, Seiko, stlah

[Jundo]

It may feel easier to sit in a quiet, calm, tidy place. It's also good to sit in your garage, the toilet, a railway station, the dentist's waiting room, a hospital bed. In fact Treeleaf has members who live and practice in countries who are at war.

Yes, that is our wise-crazy way around here. Dogen advised to sit in quiet places. However, life is not always peaceful, beautiful and quiet. So, the real "quiet room" is between your ears! If the mind is still and quiet, we can sit any of those places, and I advise folks to sit in a NOT quiet, or NOT beautiful place every couple of weeks (or whenever life gives you no choice.) This "We're All Beginners" Talk is about that ...

https://forum.treeleaf.org/forum/treeleaf/the-beginner-s-place/a-series-of-talks-for-new-folks/9645-sit-a-long-with-jundo-zazen-for-beginners-21?14875-Sit-a-Long-with-Jundo-Zazen-for-Beginners-(21)=

Gassho, Jundo
stlah