Just to sit is to be ready for various activity or stimulation which will come from outside.
But if your mind is caught by something you will lose your true mind. So
without being caught by anything-- just to sit without thinking-- even thinking
is our true practice. ---------------------------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-12-02 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Many Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. Going slowly through Suzuki transcripts featuring whatever is next that seems okay.
