Did a lot of work practice Sunday. Vacuuming, cleaning the bathrooms, doing the laundry, planting forsythia bushes, making lunch, cleaning up the kitchen.
I’m struggling a bit with my work practice. Feeling impatient with my activities. Like I want to finish them up so I can just relax and take it easy.
From Sweeping Changes: Discovering the Joy of Zen in Everyday Tasks by Gary Thorp.
The early teachers referred to this questioning, curiosity, and attraction toward further study as "way-seeking mind."This is me right now. I am in way-seeking mind. I’m trying to find my way along the dharma path. My formal Zen sitting practice is basically non-existent right now. My practice right now consists of:
- Being aware of my posture in my daily activities and straightening it when needed. I’ve been doing this over and over for a couple of months now.
- At times throughout my day while sitting at the computer, eating lunch, or driving the car, I bring my body into the zazen formal posture as best i can and practice a short period of sitting meditation.
- Work practice at home. Laundry, house cleaning, gardening, dishes.
- Reading several dharma books:
- Sweeping Changes
- Zen Seeds
- Zen Mind, Beginners Mind
- Dhammapada
- not always so.
- Listening to the tape series "Meditation and Soto Zen" by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett in the car to and from work.
post by John
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