In my Zazen (meditation) practice, after a prayer for God’s blessings on the practice, I follow my breath and notice the pause between the inhale and exhale. I pause at the pause in full awareness but without thoughts. Meditation on Mu (Nothing or No-thing) is the Zen method and we understand that thoughts are things. It is in the stillness that we can pass through the Gateless Gate.
Collette OMahony (Author's blog) 
In my Zazen (meditation) practice, after a prayer for God’s blessings on the practice, I follow my breath and notice the pause between the inhale and exhale. I pause at the pause in full awareness but without thoughts. Meditation on Mu (Nothing or No-thing) is the Zen method and we understand that thoughts are things. It is in the stillness that we can pass through the Gateless Gate.
Beautifully expressed Sidney… the no thing… awareness… consciousness. Thank you.