Learn the basics of Zen meditation in less than five minutes. Clear, step-by-step meditation instruction, as practiced at the Hazy Moon Zen Center of Los Ang…
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This is How to Meditate
Discover the basics of Zen meditation in less than 5 minutes. Clear, phase-by-stage meditation instruction, as practiced at the Hazy Moon Zen Center of Los Angeles. Understand how to meditate in person by using our course at the Hazy Moon: www.hazymoon.com Uncover us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Go to out site: www.hazymoon.com This video clip teaches you how to meditate as taught in the custom of Zen Buddhism. These meditation strategies, known as Zazen, have been passed down generation following era from the Shakyamuni Buddha. Transcript Hazy Moon Zen Middle: Meditation Instruction “The Zazen I converse of is not studying meditation. It is the manifestation of supreme fact.” – Dogen At the Hazy Moon, we apply classical meditation as taught by the Shakyamuni Buddha and his successors, passed down from India to China, to Japan, to The usa. The form is simple and enduring. To begin, you will need to have a peaceful space, at ease clothes, and a cushion. Picking Your Position. Sit on the forward third of your cushion. The lower body will type a tripod – knees on the ground and the base supported with a cushion, bench or chair. Select a situation you can maintain for convenience and stability. For the total lotus placement, area your right foot on your still left thigh, and your still left foot towards your appropriate thigh. The fifty percent lotus place places the proper foot on the still left thigh and the still left foot on the ground in opposition to the appropriate thigh. In burmese, the two ft are on the floor, tucked versus each leg …
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Article by shibumi reiki association
Zazen, which literally means sitting meditation, is a popular aspect of many Japanese spiritual practices. During the practices you “just sit” (shikantaza) and calm your mind so that you gain a deep understanding about the nature of your own mind. But how do you sit in zazen and what do you actually do once you’re there?
These are questions many people ask, so below is a link to a comprehensive explanation on how to practice zazen, including photo’s on how to sit either in seiza or on a chair.
One of the most important elements in zazen is your posture and your breathing.
In many zazen practices you breathe from your hara (belly) – the center of your being – thus creating a feeling of being centered, open and yet grounded. Hara breathing is a major part of many traditional Japanese Reiki practices, like Joshin Kokyu ho and Seshin Toitsu for example.
In Tendai Buddhism certain forms of zazen are also practiced including the Ceasing and Contemplation Meditation called Zazen Shikan Taza. This complete Tendai meditation can be found in the appendix of TheReiki Sourcebook of which the 2009 edition has been entirely revised, updated and expanded.
“The great Master Dogen said, “To study the Buddha Way is to study the self, to study the self is to forget the self, and to forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.” To be enlightened by the ten thousand things is to recognize the unity of the self and the ten thousand things. Upon his own enlightenment, Buddha was in seated meditation; Zen practice returns to the same seated meditation again and again. For two thousand five hundred years that meditation has continued, from generation to generation; it’s the most important thing that has been passed on. It spread from India to China, to Japan, to other parts of Asia, and then finally to the West. It’s a very simple practice. It’s very easy to describe and very easy to follow. But like all other practices, it takes doing in order for it to happen.”
About the Author
Bronwen and Frans Stiene are the founders of the International House of Reiki and the Shibumi International Reiki Association. They have been a major influence on global research into the system of Reiki since the early 2000s. Their practical understanding of the Japanese influences on the system have allowed students around the world to connect deeply with this practise.