Zen

Zen is the Japanese pronunciation of a Chinese word, ch’an which comes from a Sanskrit root meaning ‘thought’, ‘absorption’, or ‘meditaiton’. And meditation is at the heart of Zen, along with an emphasis on self-control and insight.

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How does one incorporate the teachings of Zen in daily life?

Zen is everywhere....

Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen. - Bodhidharma

We do those things but we’re following our thinking the whole time. We’re eating, but we’re not really tasting the food. We’re not fully living in the moment. Living in the moment – that’s Zen. - Unknown

Drink your tea slowly and reverently… As if it is the axis on which the earth revolves. Slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Live the actual moment. Only this moment is life. - Unknown

Don’t seek, don’t search, don’t ask, don’t knock, don’t demand – relax. - Osho

When you find peace and quiet in the midst of busyness and clamour, then towns and cities become mountain forests; afflictions are enlightenment, sentient beings realize true awakening… You have to actually experience stable peacefulness before you attain oneness; you cannot force understanding. - Zen Master Foyan

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