Sitting with other sitters in a group
Sitting with other sitters in a small group will be of some benefit if your purpose in zazen is just for improvement of mental or physical health. This is particularly right if there is no real Zen teacher’s guide in that group. Otherwise, if you really want to enlighten yourself then you need to see a real Zen teacher in person for his direct guide.

Sitting in Zendo at a monastery or a Zen center
When you are training yourself at some Zen monastery or center, almost all the things that you need are already there, the guide of a Zen teacher, the support from other participants, and all other things. Of course, you should follow the flow of the monastery or center at that time.

However, the most important thing is your determination and efforts that you perform on the way to enlightenment. One thing to remember is that the way to enlightenment is usually rough, slippery, and long.

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