Zazen

Zazen. "Just sitting". Meditation posture. Many newbies start with one session per day for 20 minutes. Gradually, a second 20 minute session is added. Many long term practitioners work up to one session 1 hour per day. Zazen is the core of Zen practice.

Shine the light inward. Body and mind will drop away. A meditation instruction from Eihei Dogen, one of Buddhism’s greatest teachers.

practicing zen is zazen. for zazen, a quiet place is suitable. lay out a thick mat. do not let in drafts or smoke, rain, or dew. protect and maintain the place where you settle your body. there are examples from the past of sitting on a diamond seat and sitting on a flat stone covered with at thick layer of grass. day or night the place of sitting should not be dark; it should be kept warm in winter and cool in summer. : dogen

Zazen, Meditation

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Jules Shuzen Harris teaches Zazen, the meditation practice at the heart of Zen Buddhism.

Zazen is the form of meditation at the very heart of Zen practice. Here are some simple instructions and photos to help you begin your practice.

Wisdom Quarterly has a nice how-to on zazen, or Zen-style meditation. It begins with this: Zazen, the formal practice of seated meditation, is the cornerstone of Zen training. Za means “sitting.” Zen —which derives from the Sanskrit dhyana, or jhana in the ancient Buddhist language Pali—means meditation. In its beginning stages, zazen is a practice […]

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