Zazen. Mostly on my own - 1hr in the mornings plus chanting liturgy (which feels like a spoken form of meditation rather than a plea to some higher power). But,

Zazen. Mostly on my own - 1hr in the mornings plus chanting liturgy (which feels like a spoken form of meditation rather than a plea to some higher power). But, it's important to my practice to also attend the monastery or temple where my teachers are - I try to get to one or the other at least once a month (would love to go more often but I have to balance family and work as well). Though it's perfectly possible to practice meditation of any form on one's own, a good teacher is invaluable for helping work with obstacles that arise in practice. For those in the NYC area, I have learned a lot through the Mountains and Rivers Order, which has a temple in Brooklyn and a monastery upstate in Mt. Tremper (between Woodstock and Phoenicia). http://www.mro.org/mro.html http://www.mro.org/mro.html