Good evening, and welcome to my blog. This is a place that I hope to put some of my thoughts on my own practice of Zen, mostly the meditation aspect of it. I will say at the get go that I am no teacher, nor great mind upon the subject. I am just a practitioner, as best as I may in what time I find for the practice.
The title of this post, which when I typed it I meant in more a sense of finding someplace to start the blog, well, it's a little more relevant to my practice as a whole. Zen is a philosophy of action, much more than the introvertedness that I've seen the popular media put it. It is less about what you believe, and more about how you live that belief. I am but two years into my practice, and finding someplace to begin even with my meditation can often be difficult. The cushion, once you get past the initial idea of quiet meditation being a calming place, has become somewhat my battleground. Some days are easier than others, and some days I find that the seat is the last place I want to be. Point in fact, I haven't sat for a week. Coming back to the cushion will be like meeting a friend whom you grew estranged from. Perhaps happy to see initially, but the conditions that push you apart will come back again. And it's back to finding someplace to begin once more.
Take my words as you will. All I can offer is my own experience.
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