Meditation practice often emphasizes complex techniques, yet a more fundamental path involves "non-doing"—the intentional act of dropping all methods to access an intrinsic, peaceful well-being. Henry Shukman, a Sanbo Zen master, guides a session focused on powering down the internal system and unhooking from daily agendas to reach a state of idle restfulness. This approach treats stillness as a natural tide that flows in when one stops performing, allowing the body and mind to recharge through a return to a more fundamental, quiet layer of being. By arranging the body in a balanced, supported posture and lowering the gaze, practitioners can experience a "pocket of time" where the absence of effort serves as a restorative refuge. This process reveals that inner peace is not something to be constructed, but a pre-existing quality waiting to be recognized once the to-do list is temporarily set aside.
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