How to Count To Ten

Each Number is the single thought of the mind when counted.
At three, there is only three; two or four are not thoughts.
Count only the number in your mind by itself; nothing else enters the mind.
Now the next number.

Practing Counting to Ten

Start at one.
Did two interfere?
Or ten?
Or other thoughts?
Start over.
Can you count a number, each number, independently?
Can you clear all other thoughts, even an image of the number, so only a single thought remains still in the mind?

Zazen Counting to Ten

Such is the Zazen practice to still the mind.
In Zazen practice, you find Zen mind already at peace.