Hi Tony, The advice you were given was actually to work with your breathing before attempting Shikantaza, though Shikantaza is not that dissimilar to Dzogchen, with which you have some familiarity. Following the breath, after a time, naturally leads into Shikantaza, but it is best to do Shikantaza itself with the support of a suitably qualified teacher. Training in Zen does assume that one at some point is working with a teacher and a Sangha, if possible.
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