Sex and Zazen

Ever heard of a guy who has trouble falling asleep after unbelievably awesome sex? We guys are notorious for wanting to just collapse, snuggle for a bit, then fall asleep. We'll, not me, not last night. I just couldn't fall asleep!! So what did I do? I got up in the dark, felt around for my zafu and sat zazen for a while. I've never done that before! I tried not to judge the fact that once on the cushion, I was still having a hard time settling myself down. I just practiced with my breath as best I could in that moment and that was good enough. After a while, what must have been only 5 or 10 minutes or so, I finished the sitting with 3 full prostrations before returning to bed. Shortly after returning to bed I fell asleep.

When my alarm went off this morning at 5:45, I found myself just getting up and getting right into my day without hesitation. I wouldn't say that's a first too, but it's certainly not the norm! I felt really alive and awake this morning. It felt good. So, was it the sex or the zazen? I think probably it was a little bit of both!! :-)