@emborios not necessarily. the meaning changes depending on the upper radical. the pronunciation is both "za-zen" but the meaning and thus the actual practice shifts. if you can read chinese/japanese characters. you will understand what im talking about.
Zazen is meditation is not meditation.
kamekamekamekameka 3 months ago
zazen is meditation as practised in zen schools of buddhism: it literally means "seated meditation"
emborios 4 months ago
@emborios not necessarily. the meaning changes depending on the upper radical. the pronunciation is both "za-zen" but the meaning and thus the actual practice shifts. if you can read chinese/japanese characters. you will understand what im talking about.
DJmixmastermicro 2 months ago
I think meditation is thinking.
Zazen is being.
daisenmatsui 5 months ago
@daisenmatsui Meditation is the absence of thought.
UniversalTruths 5 days ago
Why zazen is not meditation?
kamekamekamekameka 5 months ago
@kamekamekamekameka
Mainly (in the soto-shu) because it is supposed to be without a goal... though in the west that is often forgotten.
Peekingduck 4 months ago
Zazen is not meditation!
xamaneqa 6 months ago
zazen is a great meditation technique.
but there are many other forms of meditation.
BluePittbull666 1 year ago
Not every day we can fast forward zazen...I didn't of course
neocoders 1 year ago
Thank you! I appreciate it.
rodg1775 1 year ago