Keep dozing off

[John Thompson]

Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well. I just wanted to ask you about grogginess in zazen. I take anti depression tablets which have a mild sedative effect and more often than not I will start to drift off during zazen. I've tried opening my eyes wider but the more I try and force myself to stay awake the more my body will react against it. I don't want to come off the tablets...at least not yet, but it's really annoying me that I can never stay awake for a whole sitting.

Thank you for sharing this -- snoozing is a challenge everyday for me. Coffee helps as does kinhin breaks. I'm grateful to have the company of treeleaf as I am out in the MINNESOTA BACKWOODS. Anyone out there sitting in the beauty of north central MN? Sat today-Gassho to all


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[Daiyo]

Sometimes, when I'm dozing off, it is useful for me to close my eyes for a few seconds.
It may sound weird, but when I open my eyes again I feel a kind of refreshment.

Gassho,
Daiyo.

Sat Today