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> It eventually stills the mind and will help you I does still the mind, but I have a problem that it makes me even more awake. A couple of times I tried that
by babuskov 9y ago
> It eventually stills the mind and will help you
I does still the mind, but I have a problem that it makes me even more awake. A couple of times I tried that I ended up going back to my laptop and working through the night because I felt like I gained so much energy.
- hvidgaard 9y agoThat is a clear sign that you're overworking your brain.
- unicornporn 9y ago> I does still the mind, but I have a problem that it makes me even more awake. Then skip the counting and just focus on your breathing (shikantaza). If that also is too much to focus on, do it for 20 minutes or so and then just try to sleep the regular way. Hopefully your brain wont be monkey minding as much as it did before the excercise. I want to stress that this is not zazen — when doing zazen you should not fall asleep — but a method that I think can be useful also when we try to fall asleep.