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Sitting still
Jan. 23rd, 2020 22:29I sit.
I don't just mean that my butt is in a chair; I mean it like the Zen masters mean it. I sit. Not every day, sometimes not for months. But whenever a crisis passes and I'm finally able to breathe freely, one of the first things I do is to sit. I'd love to be in a situation where I have the opportunity to sit every day.
I taught myself. That means what I do is not Zen; that requires a teacher, and a lot of tradition. I'm not sure what to call what I do. It's not meditation, at least in the way that most people mean it. It does give me calm, and peace of mind, and lowers my stress level. How does it do that? I just... sit.
Anyone can do it. That doesn't mean it's easy; anyone can learn to play chess, too. But it is accessible. Even the first attempt can be beneficial, and every time you do it it gets easier, even though the first few times teach you how hard it can be to simply sit.
( How do you do it? )
I don't just mean that my butt is in a chair; I mean it like the Zen masters mean it. I sit. Not every day, sometimes not for months. But whenever a crisis passes and I'm finally able to breathe freely, one of the first things I do is to sit. I'd love to be in a situation where I have the opportunity to sit every day.
I taught myself. That means what I do is not Zen; that requires a teacher, and a lot of tradition. I'm not sure what to call what I do. It's not meditation, at least in the way that most people mean it. It does give me calm, and peace of mind, and lowers my stress level. How does it do that? I just... sit.
Anyone can do it. That doesn't mean it's easy; anyone can learn to play chess, too. But it is accessible. Even the first attempt can be beneficial, and every time you do it it gets easier, even though the first few times teach you how hard it can be to simply sit.
( How do you do it? )
