Zen: An Introduction
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- Zen is a form of Buddhism that developed in 7th and 8th century China, when Buddhism spread from India to China and interacted with the indigenous tradition of Taoism. The word “Zen” reflects this: it is the Japanese way of pronouncing the Chinese character “Chan,” which, itself, derives from the Indian Buddhist term “jhana.” “Jhana” means “meditation,” so Chan Buddhism or Zen Buddhism literally means a particular type of Buddhism that emphasizes meditation.
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~Written: David Loy
~Narration: Luke Mullins
~Film: Digifish
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Websites:
~David Loy: www.davidloy.org/
~Luke Mullins: voice123.com/p...
~Digifish: www.digifish.tv/
You don’t need to let go of your ego, you just need to be aware of it, and realize if it is driving all of your decisions. The ego is also very helpful and fulfilling if you keep it in check.
the ego is the interface between your inner world and the external world, it is like the cell’s membrane. you can not get rid of the ego because it is like trying to bite your own teeth. as long as you use self awareness and realise what the ego is, and use it carefully, by choosing from the inner self and not the ego self, things will be better most of the time.
Nah.
Haha I’m not sure what you’re trying to say nick. Being aware of your ego doesn’t make you prone to change. Also we’re talking about the superficial ego here. You can be aware of something and never break free from it even though you have the illusion of breaking free . The ego is never fulfilling, hence why these practices were developed.
kill your ego , wipe out your ego!
that is the biggest ego
person who seeks the spiritual path is nothing more than the person who seeks fortune
except he or she made it look like a holy in their onw mind
nowdays enlightenment , zen , buddha,christ ,god ,tao, void all these words became dirty words
you don't need a words to know who you are
and many teachings from great masters only distracts you from knowing it by yourself
and walk the path
if you are reading this and still seeking the path for enlightenment
stop seeking through what others say
just sit
that's all right there
you already are what you were seeking
that's what buddha did after following all kinds of gurus
he just sat and look within
and start to hear himself instead of seeking through others words
Correct ✔️
"But if mysticism means transcending this world in order to experience some higher reality, then Zen is not mystical. The goal of Zen is not access to some other reality, but to realize the true nature of this reality, right here and now, undistorted by our projections and concepts about it."
Then what is reality? What is left from our consumptions about it? It can’t be known then?
@@bestetass The desire to know doesn't sound very Zen to me.
The most valuable thing I learned from Zen is that one should stop talking, in one's head and otherwise, and sit.
From everything I’ve read learnt and experienced so far with zazen, in my opinion this short film covers it all and sums it up beautifully
Best way to understand Zen... Be here, now... nothing else...
Well said. See with your ears, hear with your eyes.
@@enzeda you're nuts.
@@fidelty2427 feel with your elbows, taste with your feet
zen is the greatest revolution in humanity
yeah the american revolution was nothing compared to sitting on your ass and saying ummmmmm
@@mlongpre100 that is 1. not what they meant when they said revolution 2. that is not what zen buddhism is about
@@iceintomyheart zen has been around for more than 2000 years and has not revolutionized anything yet
@@mlongpre100 What was so great about a bunch of English tax dodgers betraying their mother country and colluding with its greatest enemy?
@@jimbocho660 you have to bite the hand that feeds you in order to grow up
I've learned more about myself in the few minutes than the
Last decade
Literally, zen translates to "meditation" which is "to become familiar with".
The art of Zen is a Buddhist practice that focuses on increasing awareness through meditation, gaining insight into the mind-and ultimately, into the true nature of oneself.
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It makes sense why it has come about. In the Buddha's discourses, he said that Right Concentration will lead to the fulfillment of the other 7 fields of the 8 fold path.
@@d1ssolv3r Similar to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, where he speaks to the 8 limbs of yoga (in Ashtanga yoga): the practice of concentration (single- or one-pointed focus) comes before the practice of meditation, which ultimately leads to Samadhi (enlightenment). 🙏
@@KingaGorski I love to think about things like this, in a KISS style philosophy. Often there is so much information it can be dizzying, especially for centuries old teachings that have been built upon and made more complex over the years with nuance. To break it down to its core is freeing and makes the practice easier to focus on without getting distracted by tons of other ideas. Thanks for your reply!
@@d1ssolv3r Couldn't have said it better myself and fully agree :) likewise!
@@KingaGorski If it is as you said about single ponted focus concentration, it must be easy to reach Samadhi (Enlightment). DO IT! and joint me in the impossible quest to teach others out of the hell they are living in, so we can continue the work of Buddha.
Today is not yesterday, today is not tomorrow, today is today - full teaching
For me Zen is when I’m asleep. That’s when I truly feel at peace.
This level of articulation and clarity is required to help us avoid conflict, wondering, wandering, and misconception.....in order to bring about true understanding. Much appreciated and greatly needed. Thank you!
Enlightenment is not precious or rare, but an inevitabile state of mind that could manifest in a positive or negative way. Some call it depression and hate it, others call it an sudden opening of the eyes and love it. Its anything but rare.
This video is wayyyyy too underrated for what it teaches. I shared it with some people and hope more people do the same.
This was beautiful, thank you for sharing ♡
Zen uses the psychology of happiness to give its practitioners easy access to that feeling.
We use the tool of "thinking" to solve life's problems, but once a problem is solved the role of thinking is over.
We will experience true happiness only if we can learn to take a break from using that indispensable tool once it has fulfilled its purpose.
Happiness will only be experienced when thinking [all conscious mental activity] has faded away of its own accord while we are alert and passively aware.
That is a translation of what the ascetic Guatama Sakyamuni meant when he said, "Nirvana is the extinction of dukkha."
Thanks. A valuable aid to enhance my Flows towards Zen as an atmosphere to discharge loads of fake weights. Clear and accesible to beginners. Thanks
last 2 minutes were powerful and mind blowing
What a beautiful and concise description.
Douglas Harding explorations are a gift to zen.
Wonderful Narration...
素晴らしい考え方を持っている国に生まれてよかったなと思いました。
Life is functionality to Zen because life is as time moves.
Zen is nature because nature is basically zen.
Enlightenment seekers, here's the deal from a very old monk. Two steps:
1) Understand the concept of Sunyata, translated as Emptiness of all phenomena, conceptually and intellectually.
2) Realize the consequences of Emptiness psychologically until it sinks into your unconscious. You will then be liberated without having to think about it or notice it.
It may take seconds or decades, usually the latter. Everything else, although potentially helpful, is irrelevant.
You have to accept how you feel honestly. And move on the path of acceptance. That is the way to watch your mind and become enlightened and experience the emptinesses of you etc…
Wu Wei
I really wanna get into zen after watching this. Thanks!
You are the Zen get into yourself🤗🙏
Excellent presentation , thank you . Let nothing stand in your shadow.
Profoundly Beautiful.
David Loy is Real.
Wow. Rich contents and a great tone of voice. Please more of that!
Excellent! Please do more videos!
WOW, to the Team responsible for making this video. It is excellent! The informative, easy to understand, and on point script used, the visuals which were chosen, the narrator's voice and tone, the tempo of the imagery as you all put it all together is captivating. You kept my attention fixed and focused. To me, this is the first video I've seen about Zen that is ZEN flow moving, expanding out. So beautiful. Thank you for your talent and good work.
Looked up your website, www.digfish.tv., no wonder it was is so good, you all are actually pros in the industry. Still great job as is expected. :)
After listening and reading so many videos and speeches finally I couldn't figure out what is zen
Clarify, what was before and after watching this video.
zen is
Take heart, friend. Zen is something you experience rather than something to be figured out. You've already learned that you can't figure it out. You're on the right track. Don't give up now. 😊
I don't think that enlightenment is the goal of Zen. There is no goal in Zen.
Enlightenment is what you after first, then you face an open world.
The very fact that one believes they need enlightenment is the reason they don't have it. Their ego identifies as an unenlightened being.
Striking the bullseye is the goal of the Archer: ua-cam.com/video/rRy1fklNAsU/v-deo.html Enlightenment is the goal of the Buddhist.
Zen is
@@mjolninja9358 emptiness
This video is amazing 🙏🏽😊 Thank You!
so well explained 🙌
Zen or Sen (சென்) is a Tamizh word meaning originality or purity which also became the sound for God in mandarin
More please this is awesome
~there is only one way out and that is already here within~everywhere is the opening and the only block is the "mind"~a crystal clear lake reflects from a distance but the closer you get to the shore it reveals its depths and that is where your wisdom is and enlightenment~many shall look outside in such reflection and be lost in it as well~as when one sees one in the mirror who is really the one that is real when the reflection comes from inside the mirror in one's eye that is not true~hence one is not real but only an illusion going through the motions of space~
Great video thank you for sharing Zen ❤☯
This is beautyfull and very clear, thanks a lot!
Zen is THIS!!!
This channel is very good 💫💯.
I find it beautiful how tarot and mysticism came to some conclusions 20th Century philosophers eventually came to.
With the exception of the artificial and abstract thinker in you, you are pure Nature.
The artificial and abstract thinker is a product of nature. It's just: you are pure nature.
Beautiful!
The five senses is "The Way"
wow.. beautiful..
Wow! Mind blown! I enjoyed this well done❤️
Thank you for this explanation.
I dislike religion. But zen is good to me as far as spirituality goes. Alan watts and his writings has helped me a lot in my youth dealing with my thoughts. My dad wants to become a zen munk when retired. I personally wouldnt go that far.
Know more about G Krishna Murthy please.
Dhyana/Chan/Zen means absorption. Not really generic “meditation”.
Your wisdom begins when you acknowledge that pursuing zen is a foolish errand.
Thanks very much
Focus on now - past is gone - future not here yet, the only true moment is the current one.
I still got rent to pay tho
@@LightSourceTemple what has rent to do with here and now? It’s not about ignoring the reality of life, it’s about focusing on it. If you got rent to pay, focus on generating income to pay the rent. Best income is passive resulting from assets invested.
I once had a therapist tell me that I should have a plan for future and imagine my future to get there. I asked her why because the future is not here and if the future is destine to come it will. She spent month trying to change my mind and have me imagine what my future would look like. I just could not bring myself to do that because it would bring nothing but sadness if the image did not happen.
This was kind of beautiful
Nirvana is the supreme happiness. Free from suffering. Birth is suffering; Death is suffering. Good thanks.
life is beautiful!
There is no death, only waking up
@@juliotorres9720 TAKING BIRTH AND DEATH AGAIN AND AGAIN IS SUFFERING.
@@TrueSpeak-TS LIFE IS NOT BEAUTIFUL FOR ME. BECAUSE EVERY THIING IS CHANGING.
@@bijoybarua6406 do some meditation and you'll see. Change is nature's delight.
Insightful summary🙏
The idea of rebirth is found in some schools of zen. Perhaps thought of us as energy which can dissipate when we shuffle off this mortal coil, or that energy can be more aligned, coherent, retain aspects eg through practices such as meditation which can bring a stillness, a calm, insight and awareness.
Love your stuff kick on love it
Thanks that was insightful
Great video!
I would add that the sense of “me” is a product of millions of years of evolution.
Yesterday Is History Tomorrow Is A Mystery
@Adi Sucipto that's why it's called the present
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yes
Excellent🙋🏻♀️
Why my perspective?
No, that is the wrong question.
Respect your Nature.
@5:00 The student asked the master for some direction. So the master asks the question and then directs him to wash the bowl. Just a game and a ploy to hopefully one day make the student register to whats actually going on.
l still don't know
Alan Watts sent me
People need some understanding which is mor clear,has a concret purpose,which diffrent with the classic wisdom like Zen or some others,
and that is,how does "it" influnce our REALITY life(besides just making us enlighted or more focused)!
I believe it is the only way to make people with all kinds of personal expierence come to together,still looking for it...
Realise the true nature of this reality - here and now
A very good job overall. However, out of thousands of images and seques, the example chosen for seated meditation was a photobomb of a young middle-class white girl (bald on a couch, with makeup). Such a trite new-agey example. Or, as was done well, more inclusive rather than less in Fr. David Standl-Rasts' excellent UA-cam, "A Good Day" where someone managed to drop out the lovely, memorable photo of two monks bowing to each other in Upaya's zen monastery kitchen. . So only 8o%. "Throughout the body are hands and eyes." ~Daowu
Amazing. Thx
اكتب لك اياها الكتابه الي فتت البنت ماشي رح ابعث لك كمان كتابه
I love zen :) i love finding awareness
Zen (jhāna) is really nothing more than the path Siddhartha took to become a "Buddha" which is a path of intuition that culminates in awakening to the unconditioned. In this regard it completely transcends the human being reaching back to the very source of all things which is not a thing. To fully understand where Zen is coming from one must intuit what Siddhartha did. Those who imitate Zen without Siddhartha's attainment are nothing more than fools.
Musica x el ALMA todos los dias!! ❤❤️
Isn't this the plot to the matrix?
Underrated comment
If you want to find out the origin of meditation, contemplation or more, please read The Great Discourse on the Establishing of Mindfulness of Dīgha Nikāya.
I am from the horn of African particularly from northern part of present Ethiopia.,called Ham-Zen.All the areas are full of the word Zen Names.Everyone indicates the values of Zen.To give you a hint ,queen Sheba or Sheva ,a big town called Ramma., a big District called,Hamzen,Denbezen, Haw-Zen, Semezen,it continues.All these mentioned People,& Place's,are know either Christians or Moslems which I don't follow any.Pls help me to whow Zen spreaded to African,&when how,can it left only names but not Believers? I will follow your advice and guidance in your vidio.
That's not important. Just sit down and listen to your body, your breath and your surroundings. Follow the practice.
Pretty cool thanks m8
are we gonna talk about how they said to KILL the buddha ?
I mean if u look at the explanations on it it’s clear it’s necessary for zen practice
The Buddha will then achieve nirvana
I can understand -- that statement does sound violent but it is an expression that means you don't need to rely on a teacher for enlightenment.
@Vishnu Nandode Buddha made Buddhism from non Buddhist concepts. And Jesus was an enlightened man. But u must must kill the image of the Buddha and realise that u are Buddha and when u see images without images u see Buddha, u see your very nature. Some may ask why in Buddhist practice does one worship and bow and chant in front of a Buddha statue, well it's not the Buddha statue that's creating the dilluded image,it is your mind. Cleanse your mind from this way of thinking and u can see the Buddha statue as not just shayamuni himself but U and U are everything, that is 아미토불 (amitobu) vast Buddha as your mind and nature are the particles of everything.
There is no spoon
Zen in its core is ineffable and this is why it is usually considered to be mysticism. Though, as the video said, there are other ways in which people understand the word mysticism.
Zen is everything abt the Universe, but Zen is unexplorable just like the universe - for the nature that human will never be able to understand the universe. Even with the tool of modern sciences, we are opening the 'black box', trying to understand, but never going to comprehend. Zen is a mirror of the world and a sense of inclusion for nature and all living things, It's inherently contradicting like the entanglement.. it's making clear of things without even trying to understand wow..
@@starfishxxl229 I like what you say... yes, don't try and understand, just accept a sort of unspoken revelation about things, perhaps and a sense of merging... and chilling. What is, is...
Love it
actually chan and zen is corrupted sanskrit word for dhyan which is a sort of yoga and meditative practices practised by all ancient relgions of india .
Yes, they mentioned that
Which is a better path Tendai Buddhism or Zen Buddhism?
It's entirely dependant on how you feel you relate to each to school of Buddhism. If the way one school teaches the dharma appeals and makes more sense to you, then perhaps your practice is best started there. There is no better or worse school of Buddhism and all are as valid and as potent as one another, so go with what feels the most right.
As a previous commenter stated, Rafaele, the Buddhist tradition (Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana/Tibetan, Zen, or another variation) isn't really relevant. What's important is what feels right to you. In fact, any practicing Buddhist who slams another person, tradition, or spiritual practice is doing a very thing that Buddhism teaches not to do. It's really about your path and journey, my friend. I don't know where you live, but my input for you would be to maybe listen to some dhamma talks on UA-cam and visit any temples or sanghas (communities) near you. You'll know when you find the right path that speaks to you personally.
The Zen answer is: Yes
Neither and both.
انا بعرف بدك
Much of this is accurate, but the picture of a person "meditating" on a couch at 5:19 is totally misleading. That person is not sitting in a posture that any Zen practitioner would recognize. In every Zen tradition, the sitting posture involves elevating the buttocks above the knees so that the spine is straight and folding the hands together near the bellybutton. This is not some minor thing: the posture makes a difference, as it affects your breathing and attention. Some Zen masters (especially Dogen) would say that the sitting posture is *itself* enlightenment. Proper sitting posture is essential to reaping the benefits of Zen meditation, and what this video displays is NOT proper sitting posture.
@@j.t.s8618 I didn't say anything about the lotus position. I just made a statement about what Zen practice involves. It's like saying "you play tennis with a tennis racket." It's just a statement of fact. There are, indeed, different ways of meditating. The Zen method of meditating involves sitting upright with a straight spine and with the butt elevated above the knees. That's Zen meditation. I didn't say it was the only "true" form of meditation. There are other forms of meditation. But Zen meditation involves specific things, and doing it differently might indeed be meditation. But it wouldn't be "Zen meditation." So the video is misleading in its depiction of Zen meditation. I'm not judging anything except what this video depicts. This video's depiction of Zen meditation is not accurate, just like it would be inaccurate to show a ping-pong table and say "that's tennis." No, it's table tennis; it's not tennis.
The actual sitting is the most important part. How we sit is a method to increase the time that you can comfortably meditate. If an elderly person's knees cause excruciating pain so they can't sit in a full lotus, should they abandon meditation practice? No. You modify your position so you can comfortably sit. Otherwise you are attaching to a form that causes suffering.
@@Taldaran I entirely agree. I never said full lotus is the only way to sit. There are a variety of ways, each appropriate to a person's abilities. But sitting upright is common to them all. The posture shown in the video is not upright, and it is not a posture any Zen teacher would endorse.
Interesting
It sounds much closer to Daoism than Buddhism
Zen arose when Buddhism from Indian made contact with Taoism in China.
I don’t know where all of these videos about zen try to present it as not a religion and that rituals and rites play no part. Zen teaches the same cosmology as any other sect of Buddhism aside from the secular Buddhists in the west. Zen teaches the karmic rebirth of the 6 realms of existence that a being is reborn into before they escape samsara. Chan/Seon/Thien/Zen is very ritualistic. Ritual, rites and chanting all play an important role in zen. You’re all regurgitating the same nonsense. Step foot into a temple or zen center and experience it first hand before spewing nonsense like this.
I practice zen for about 13 years and not even once my master mentioned rebirth, karma, or anything related to that. I guess there are a lot of Zen styles. I tend to believe that zen focuses far less on rituals and writen teachings, and much more in practice of zazen. Even though when we practice in the zendo we chant the heart sutra and all of that. Shunryu Suzuki said maybe zen it´s not a religion, since it doesn´t depend in dogma o doesn´t talk about god... or maybe it´s a religion previous to religion ;)
@@ElFerna182 Zen is a generic term in the west for Chan. Chan spread from China to Korea (where it became seon) and Vietnam (where it became known as thien). From Korea it spread to Japan and this is where the zen pronunciation came from. In all of these countries where chan is practiced ritual is important and practiced daily. Are they necessary to for one to practice chan/zen? Absolutely not. But to make an assertion that it’s rituals aren’t important and play no part is ludicrous.
Zen is nice child of sanathan dharma
Lol 😆 Keep that graded inequality Superstitious cult away from Buddhism
@@apurva9475 lol 😂 Buddhism one small child born from hinduism..Or small copy .... It is flawed and couldn't survive
Advaita Vedanta philosophy...
Keep your hypocrite discriminatory fake superstitious cult name Buddhism to yourself 😂😂😂
True... Most of the good philosophies are born out of hinduism... Santana Dharma...
the japanese word Zen came from the Chinese word Chen which came from indian word jana...
Yoga and meditation existed in hinduism even before buddha was born... Since ancient times...
@@adityashukla517 Zen should be classified as Taoism rather than Buddhism, Because this is the taoist chemistry of buddhism ~
Me name is ZENNNNNN
How beautiful 💙
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يا زلمه شو
Did you say Jojo?
Instring
"The mind is above all. Nature is above the mind". -Me
"Everything is spiritual" ??? Right? Right?
Nice speech computer you got there
Same as advaita vedanta
There is no atman in Buddhism
Somebody came after reading Vagabond?