Settling into samadhi on the zafu at sesshin 
on the first day is often attended by a jungle of thoughts, fleeting or solid – daydreams, schemes – 
and here lies our greatest challenge.  In this teisho, Gillian talks about different ways to gather focus by using koans, breath counting or shikantaza.

This talk was given on Day 1 at SZC’s Spring Sesshin at Kodoji in 2019