Sit alone, sit with others

By sitting* with others, even once a week, we reinspire our practice, while in sitting alone we learn self-reliance. Whatever technique one is using, remember that the spirit of practice is more important than the technique. Finding a way to enjoy just sitting is key.

Sitting meditation is a refuge, not a test.

–Narayan Liebenson Grady, from “The Refuge of Sitting,”
Tricycle, Winter 2003

*"Sitting" here refers to the Meditation.