10 Minute Silent Meditation
I filmed three meditations on July 24th trying to get one clip that I could use to submit to the global project “Life In A Day“. But the Universe had a different idea of raw footage. Our camera decided that it simply couldn’t autofocus by the watergarden. The heat made sitting on top of my stone zafu feel like I was squatting atop a dorm room hot plate. And my hair was … well it wasn’t what I would have chosen for the hallmark of my existence.
Nonetheless, with the help of my son behind the camera and my daughter armed with the meditation chime, we made several videos to submit to this joint YouTube experiment. I answered the questions they asked for, made the four sound bytes requested (clap, breath, one note and my “favorite sound“.) I even submitted a little clip of my silly dog — what is Life without our beloved pets? And even with my over pixalated and imperfect hair … I sent in an unedited meditation clip. For me that is pretty much … Life EVERY DAY.
Below is an edited clip from the first zazen sit of the day. This was one I didn’t use for my entry. Yet the sense of I AM and stillness was so profound (for me) that I thought I’d share with my Zen friends.
