About Zen Meditation-What is Zen Meditation?
June 3rd, 2008 -- Posted in What | No Comments »About Zen Meditation-What is Zen Meditation?
Zen is the form of Buddhist meditation that developed in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Like all schools of Buddhism, Zen follows the path to enlightenment taught by Siddhartha Gautama, the “Buddha” or “Awakened One,” who lived 2500 years ago. After achieving enlightenment at the age of 35, the Buddha spent the next 45 years traveling thoughout northeastern India helping others to discover the same liberation he achieved.
The Buddha saw that the self-centered way most people live gradually traps them in destructive mental habits, especially neurotic dependency and fear. Although much of our suffering seems to be caused by circumstances beyond our control, the Buddha realized that unhappiness begins in ourselves rather than in the world around us.
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