Zazen Meditation |
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| Zazan is not
even meditation, by our Western standards, so deep is its lack of attachment. In Zazen,
you have no goals. You can sit anywhere, but a place with few distractions would be good
for beginners. Don't look at anything in particular - just emptiness, no need to focus or
concentrate on anything. You should relax your breathing. Don't manage it, let it happen. In your relaxation, it will become natural. Let your body remain motionless. You can sit on a pillow or use a bench, whatever helps, but once you settle, remain immobile, because if the body doesn't move the mind will gradually fall silent. When you practice Zazen, do not try to stop your thinking. Let it stop by itself. If something comes to your mind, let it come in, and let it go out. It will not stay long, unless you attach to it. When you try to stop your thinking, it means you're bothered by it. In Zazen, do not be bothered by anything. It may take quite a while before you find your calm, serene mind in this practice. Many sensations come, many thoughts and images arise, but they are just waves of your own mind. Usually we think of our mind as receiving impressions and experiences from outside, but that is not a true understanding. Actually, our mind includes everything. Nothing outside yourself can cause any trouble. You yourself make the waves in your mind. If you leave your mind as it is, it will become calm. After a few days of practice, you will enjoy it tremendously. You will see layer upon layer start to drop. A moment comes when you are simply there with no mind... Namasté (In India, this is the highest form of respect one can pay to another human being. Translated, it means: "I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells; I honor the place in you which is of love, of truth, of light and of peace.") |
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