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


Bodhidharma suggests that Zen is not about forcing thoughts, analysing life, or seeking enlightenment as a distant goal. “Not thinking about anything” is not about emptiness in a void sense, but about freeing the mind from unnecessary chatter and attachment. Once you understand this, every mundane activity; walking down a street, sitting with a cup of tea, or lying under a tree, becomes a Zen act. Life itself transforms into a meditation when you are fully present. The separation between the sacred and the ordinary disappears.

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    1. No, not quite formally the meditation aspect of Zen (so-called Zazen) but I do try to understand and apply some of their principles and conecpts in my daily life. I am more into the Jnana Yoga aspects of Advaita Vedanta of Hinduism, more specifically the Nididhyasana aspect of it, my Srvana and Manana being over.

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