| １１．The mouth | |
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Keep your mouth closed,placing your tongue against the roof of yor mouth, leaving no air. |
| １２．Sayu-Yoshin | |
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Rest the base of your spine in the center of the zafu. |
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Sway the trunk form ide to side,decreasing the angle of the movement until you stop in the center,and sit immovably. |
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| １３．Awareness(kakusoku) | |
| Do not concentrate on any particular object or control your thought. Yet, when you maintain a proper posture and your breathing settles down, your mind will naturally become tranquil as well. When various thoughts arise in your mind, do not become caught up by them or strggle with then; neither pursue nor try to escape from them. Just leave them alone, allowing them to come up and go away freely. The most essential thing in doing zazen is to awaken (kakusoku) from distraction (thinking) or dullness (drowsiness) and return to the posture moment by moment. |
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| １４．The bell | |
| The bell is rung to signal the beginning and end of zazen. when zazen begins, the bell is rung three times (shijosho). When kinhin begins,the bell is rung twice (kinhinsho). And when kinhin is finished, the bell is rung once (chukaisho). Also, when zazen is finished, the bell is rung once (hozensho). |
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| １５．Kyosaku | |
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Signal with gassho. Bow when the jikido sets the kyosaku on your shoulder. Lean your head to the left, keeping gassho while being struck. After the jikido hits your shoulder, straighten your head again and bow. The jikido also bows to you as he stands behind you, holding the stick with both hands. |
| １６．Kinhin | |
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Hold your hands in shashu. Take half a step for every breath. |
| １７．Finishing | |
When you finish zazen. bow in gassho, place your hands palms- up on your thighs, sway your body a few times. first a little, and then more extensively. Take a deep breath. Unfold your legs. Move slowly, especially when your legs are asleep. Do not stand up ab- ruptly. Adjust the shape of your zafu, leave your seat and walk to the entrance as you entered. |
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