Sangharakshita famously said “To Just Sit, you just sit “.

On Thursday we focused on the practice of Just Sitting, not as a brief add-on at the end of another meditation but as a stand alone practice in itself.

In what was a relaxing practice night we explored the receptivity and openness that Just Sitting can bring. Dayaka led the evening and started with a 15 minute practice session. He provided little input at this stage, rather allowing us to experience stillness own way.

There followed a period of input, after which he invited questions from the floor.

Following the tea break we assembled into small groups to discuss a question “what conditions can support you developing a just sitting practice?”

Following a plenary we dropped into stillness again. We enjoyed the reading of Rumi’s ‘The Guesthouse’ courtesy of Dave and then Sraddhatara’s reading of the four reminders concluded the evening.