What do you do with your mind during zazen?

[Chris H]

It is almost as if there are two ways to "calm" a stirred up glass of water (representing the disturbed mind). One way is to try to take some action to calm the waters, such as by taking your hand and trying to pat down the ripples. The other is to do absolutely nothing, be still, and put the glass down allowing the water to naturally calm.

This metaphor really works for me. I think it may have finally broke the code of what "just sitting" means in Zen, but I won't get too attached to that.

Gassho,
Chris

[Lloyd Kilmer]

vonnegut connection

My favorite phrase from Vonnegut's writing, which is zen in spirit, is "so it goes."