Taking a Break in Zen

If you're sitting, it's a total delusion that your mind has to be working. Whatever you find yourself thinking about, gently recognize it and remind yourself that this is your time for a complete and utter break. Remind yourself you can pick that concern up again as soon as your sazen is over and mull over it all day if you want to. It turns out that the small self really does appreciate arest. It just has a hard time believing it's ato stop working for a while. Pretend you have no con ol whatsoever over your mind. This is actually much closer to reality than our habitual conception that the part of us who wants to meditate functions as an executive