As with visiting any place for the first time, whether a monastery, a new school or office, or just a new house, it takes awhile to figure out the many rooms, closets and hallways, and to find one’s way around. So, please be patient and, very soon, you will realize that our place is really not so complicated after all.
Find the areas, activities and discussions that are important to you, and leave aside the rest, just as you would in any club, library or community. There is no reason to join in or read everything, and ... apart from sitting Zazen each day ... only bother with what is right in the moment. Pick and choose those resources and topics that are helpful to you, or resonate with you, with no deadlines requiring you to do so much in a day. Take your time, practice day by day, and soon you will make a pace and place that is right for you
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