Antai-ji

Furthermore, our physiological conditions are tremendously influenced by the environment in which we live.

The changes in conditions of climate and weather both affect us, This cause-and-effect relationship is particularly easy to see when you lead a life as unvaried and devoid of distractions, as the Sesshins at Antaiji.

The essential matter here is the attitude of just striving to wake up, regardless of the conditions you are in.

It is not about arriving at some state where all thoughts have disappeared.