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m_d_hI dunno, 30 minutes of zazen per day seems sustainable so far? Feels like a manageable chunk of time. At least while I'm working from home during Quarantine. Yeah, let's stick with 30 minutes until After the Vaccine. Which is enough minutes for me to fall all the way into my zazen trance, if not to fall asleep entirely, regardless of the time of day or my caffeine level or whatever is stressing me out that day.
I'm not sure yet whether it can completely replace my use of muscle relaxers when my anxiety hits the red zone. I guess I'll find out next time it does?
Also, I thought today during the meditation, about how there's a similarity between: (a) what you eat affects your body; and (b) what you pay attention to affects your mind. I don't believe in a "separation" between body and mind, per se. But I should be at least as concerned about the crap I stuff into my mind, as the crap I stuff into my belly.
Which is why I should resume my news blackout. Can I possibly ignore the news until after the Associated Press calls the Presidential Election? I doubt it, but I should try ;-) Except for, as before, the daily, weekly, or monthly print media I subscribe to. That should be plenty. No clickbait.
I'm not sure yet whether it can completely replace my use of muscle relaxers when my anxiety hits the red zone. I guess I'll find out next time it does?
Also, I thought today during the meditation, about how there's a similarity between: (a) what you eat affects your body; and (b) what you pay attention to affects your mind. I don't believe in a "separation" between body and mind, per se. But I should be at least as concerned about the crap I stuff into my mind, as the crap I stuff into my belly.
Which is why I should resume my news blackout. Can I possibly ignore the news until after the Associated Press calls the Presidential Election? I doubt it, but I should try ;-) Except for, as before, the daily, weekly, or monthly print media I subscribe to. That should be plenty. No clickbait.