Help me - a habit ;)

[Jika]

Hi,

I guess many newbies have experienced this.
After Ango I must admit it felt a bit like holidays to "forget" something sometimes.
Read a book in bed and simply turn off the light.

Two days ago, something happenend that made me sleep very early and wake up on my couch at midnight.
Bathroom, bed. No sitting tonight.
I didn't even take my phone (which is my timer) into the bedroom.

Entering the bedroom, I turned right, bowed, sat.

After a while I asked myself, hey, what am I doing here?

Gassho,
Danny
#sattoday

[Kyonin]

Hi Danny,

That same thing happened to me after my first Ango. Most of the things I did stayed as part of my life and since then I live in a full time Ango.

And it feels great

Enjoy!

Gassho,

Kyonin
#SatToday

[Mp]

After a while I asked myself, hey, what am I doing here?

Sitting! Wondreful, continue. =)

Enjoy the wonder of change ... a friend who is always there by our sides. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Just sat

[Ishin]

Hi Danny

Thank you for picking up this new habit. Thank you for your practice.

Gassho
Ishin
Sat Today

[Kokuu]

Hi Danny

Sitting certainly becomes a habit and it sounds like your body and mind are thoroughly behind your practice.

How wonderful!

Gassho
Kokuu
#sattoday

[Risho]

Danny, thank you for sharing your practice with us.

I live in a full time Ango.

Yes, precisely! It's like this practice shines a light on our lives; it may be hard to see the cobwebs and dust, but who wants to live in the dark?

Gassho,

Risho
-sattoday

[Meredith]

I'm new here, and have never experienced Ango. I'm a bit puzzled, yet intrigued at the same time! :-) I look forward to participating the next time around.

Gassho

SatToday

[Byokan]

Danny,

awesome!

Gassho
Lisa
sat today

[michaeljc]

IME intensive Zazen can have a significant influence over us for several days after such an event as 7-day sesshin. There are cases where a student should really have experienced company. A simple example is that I know that I have to take extra care with my driving the 3 hour trip home from my normal sesshin location.

This can be a very powerful practice. The odd behavior recorded in historical documents are not fairy-tales.

m

sat 2-day

[MikeTango]

It´s an interesting effect that I also experienced after long seshins. When one return home and search for the paper in the bathroom door remembering the Gatha to repeat :-D
Unfortunately, in my experience of undisciplined practitioner hard thing is avoid that state disappears some days after the seshin. But that´s my case. I hope your practice keep vigorous as in the ango for so much time.

Gassho
Miguel
#Sat Today

[Meishin]

It´s an interesting effect that I also experienced after long seshins. When one return home and search for the paper in the bathroom door remembering the Gatha to repeat :-D
Unfortunately, in my experience of undisciplined practitioner hard thing is avoid that state disappears some days after the seshin. But that´s my case. I hope your practice keep vigorous as in the ango for so much time.

Gassho
Miguel
#Sat Today

I think it's called post-reinforcement pause, at least for lab rats. It passes and life adjusts to the new reality minus some of the fireworks.

Gassho
Meishin
Sat today

[michaeljc]

I think it's called post-reinforcement pause, at least for lab rats

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sat 2-day

[Ongen]

Wonderful, Danny

Unfortunately, in my experience of undisciplined practitioner hard thing is avoid that state disappears some days after the seshin. But that´s my case. I hope your practice keep vigorous as in the ango for so much time.

Gassho
Miguel
#Sat Today

I think this state always disappears or at least changes when you get back to daily life after a long sesshin, no matter how experienced you are. And it should, no reason to cling to it, imho


gassho
Ongen

Sat today