Bella, But it is possible to control what you choose to observe/focus on. Is choosing what to control a thought?-Matt, I'll post Blackmore's first zen question again now that you have taken up the practice of meditation - does it ring any truer now. I felt Blackmore was dismissed out of hand last time I posted this link.-http://www.susanblackmore.co.uk/Books/Tenzen/question1.htm-congratulations by the way.-rom