Do Nothing. Time is too precious to waste. - Buddha

Sunday morning I supplemented my usual church service with meditation and a class at the Kanzeon Zen Center with Genpo Roshi who developed the Big Mind concept - you can read about it on their website. (Don't fret my darling Mormon friends, I went church later!)

First of all, meditating with a group is SO much easier. A solid 30 minute meditation is usually difficult for me to do. I get restless, my mind gets louder and louder, I get persistent itchy spots where they didn't otherwise exist, my right foot always falls asleep, I suddenly develop Spidey Sense and can hear EVERYthing, etc. But in a group of probably 80 people or so, it's manageable. And even enjoyable. I'm even entertaining the idea of going to the morning sittings before work (which is pretty ambitious considering I'm already getting up at 5 a.m. to go to the gym before work as it is).

------ two hour break and loss of my train of thought ------

So...Zen...meditation...it's good. I'm gonna do more of it. I recommend it.