Zen Meditation
Zen Meditation is a form of Buddhism originating in Asia, teaching that desires are the primary cause of suffering. Meditation is the answer.
Chakra Zen Incantations
Breath Awareness Technique
Breath Awareness Technique
Zen Rock Garden
From The ABOUT Geology Guide. Andrew Alden says this zen garden recreates a landscape of islands in the sea.
From The ABOUT Geology Guide. Andrew Alden says this zen garden recreates a landscape of islands in the sea.
Zen Miracles
From our Readers' Corner - Brenda Lukeman recommendsPat Oreilly's book titled Zen Miracles: Finding Peace In An Insane World.
From our Readers' Corner - Brenda Lukeman recommendsPat Oreilly's book titled Zen Miracles: Finding Peace In An Insane World.
Buddha Trance Post Cards
buddhatrance.com offers a cool postcard service. I think you'll fall in love with the imagery and affirmative wording of these free ecards.
buddhatrance.com offers a cool postcard service. I think you'll fall in love with the imagery and affirmative wording of these free ecards.
The Beginner's Mind
The Beginner's Mind is a Zen state of not knowing what is coming next and being just fine about it. Try it!
The Beginner's Mind is a Zen state of not knowing what is coming next and being just fine about it. Try it!
The Buddha We Are
Taitaku Pat Phelan explains why there is no need for struggle or grasp. Already each of us is buddha.
Taitaku Pat Phelan explains why there is no need for struggle or grasp. Already each of us is buddha.
Common Zen Terms
Here are the some of the important terms that you'll find used in Zen literature. Not overly difficult!
Here are the some of the important terms that you'll find used in Zen literature. Not overly difficult!
Daily Zen Sutras
From morning to night. Don't be surprised if you find these short verses inspiring! That is the Zen idea.
From morning to night. Don't be surprised if you find these short verses inspiring! That is the Zen idea.
How To Practice
From this gem of an article, you'll learn there is nothing to be gained from Zen Meditation but being alert. And that's everything.
From this gem of an article, you'll learn there is nothing to be gained from Zen Meditation but being alert. And that's everything.
How To Sit (Zazen)
Try sitting on a cushion in half lotus position and letting our breath flow through our bodies. That's it!
Try sitting on a cushion in half lotus position and letting our breath flow through our bodies. That's it!
Pain As A Teaching
Yes, kneeling meditation can be painful. But there are many wonderful things we can learn from our discomfort.
Yes, kneeling meditation can be painful. But there are many wonderful things we can learn from our discomfort.
Stages of Practice
As we move in our practice from stage to stage, it's more a shift in perspective rather than doing anything different.
As we move in our practice from stage to stage, it's more a shift in perspective rather than doing anything different.
Theory of Meditation
Colin Hankin claims that he was been working at defining and clarifying this theory for over 30 years. It's the key to happiness.
Colin Hankin claims that he was been working at defining and clarifying this theory for over 30 years. It's the key to happiness.
Zen Meditation
We tend to see body, breath, and mind separately, but in zazen they come together as one reality.
We tend to see body, breath, and mind separately, but in zazen they come together as one reality.
Zen Rock Garden
Zen rock gardens, like this one on the grounds of the Huntington Museum in San Marino, California, use the simplest means to suggest a whole ideal landscape of islands in the sea.
Zen rock gardens, like this one on the grounds of the Huntington Museum in San Marino, California, use the simplest means to suggest a whole ideal landscape of islands in the sea.