A monk told Joshu, "I have just entered the monastery. Please teach me."

Joshu asked, "Have you eaten your rice porridge?

The monk replied, "I have eaten."

Joshu said, "Then you had better wash your bowl."

At that moment the monk was enlightened.

1. Why this tool, and why now?
2. What is the time and attention cost of adopting it?
3. What is the likelihood of getting sucked into tweaking the tool rather than doing the work?
4. Will the tool get out of the way, or distract?

When Then Zen is a new project by Christine Dodrill to offer a better way to teach meditation. Meditation has gotten a really bad reputation in Western audiences as overcomplicated, esoteric and baroque; however those couldn't be farther from the truth. It can be as simple as watching breathing happen or build off of there.