How to Count to Ten
Each number is the single thought of the mind when counted.At three, there is only three; two or four are not thoughts.
Count only the number in your mind by itself; nothing else enters the mind.
Now the next number.
Practicing Counting to Ten
| Start at one. Did two interfere? Or ten? Or other thoughts? Start over. Can you count a number, each number, independently? Can you clear all other thoughts, even an image of the number, so only a single thought remains still in the mind? |  |
Zazen Counting to Ten
Such is the Zazen practice to still the mind.In Zazen practice, you find Zen mind already at peace.