Originally Posted by
Martin
Will's post earlier today about trying too hard reminded me of the time I gave up on Zen.
I had been determined to experience in meditation the things that others wrote or talked about. I sat and tried and tried. And then tried more. Damn it, it didn’t work. The harder I tried the less it worked. The moment came where I decided it was all nonsense and to give up. So that very moment I gave up on trying to meditate….. and found myself just sitting. And here I am.
Gassho
Martin