[Hujkmlopes]

Hi Aasha,

I think Element has given you good "elements" to work with. Meditation is a very important aspect when a beginner is about so to learn how to watch and have careful awareness of our thoughts or mental formations. In Zazen we are to be aware of our body sensations, breathing, outside noise, inside noise, sensations thought the posture, the posture, feelings and our mental fabrications. Little by little this learning has to be brought into daily life issues. So, if during the day a feeling comes you can watch its fabrications or if a fabrication has arose you can bring awareness to its feeling letting go smoothly and letting to fade by itself.