‘Zazen in a truck’. It should have been ‘sleeping in a truck’, but I didn’t fall asleep after all. Falling asleep during Zazen is no shame or waste of time (nothing about Zen Practice involves shame or any waste) … at least if just once in awhile. (Every time would be a big waste and a shame, I think). If you really need to sleep, just sleep. We’ve been driving this truck all day it seems.

Now, I feel great, like I can drive all night, and Zazen can substitute for quite a bit of sleep, in my experience.

However … I think I’ll let Mina take the next leg. Why take chances?

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