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5 Zen Principles To Live By
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you can immediately apply to your life. And Zen, a school of Mahayana Buddhism, is full of
and people I work with that I like reading about Zen Buddhism, they often make remarks like: “
s the hipster way of life. Not the Zen way.
 What is Zen, actually? To be honest, I don’
 I started reading more about Zen when I learned that legendary basketball coach Phil Jackson is
 very into Zen and used the concepts to coach Michael Jordan and Kobe
person who I have immense respect for, embraced Zen principles. When I found out about that, I
 wanted to learn more about Zen.
 Phil Jackson also mentions a Zen quote in his book Eleven Rings (which is
few years, I’ve read more about Zen and everything that’s related to it. What
and groups. Buddhism, Taoism, Zen — they share many of the same ideas.
 All I know is that many of the Zen teachings are very useful for living a peaceful and happy
 So I’ve made a list of 5 Zen lessons I’ve found practical and easily applicable to
 The most important part of a Zen monk’s life is meditation. I’ve
This quote from Thích Nhất Hạnh, a Vietnamese Zen Monk, says it all:
 A quote from the Japanese Zen Master Dogen explains it well:
 Zen Monks and Masters don’t care about results.
, rituals, and processes that support the Zen way of living.
5. Zen Believes The Meaning Of Life Is To Be Alive
Alan Watts was a British philosopher who was introduced to Zen in 1936 when he attended a conference where D.
a Japanese author, singlehandedly influenced the spreading of Zen in the West.
years old at the time) was fascinated with Zen. He wrote many books. One of the most
 popular books is Way of Zen. Watts also built a large following in the West
 To me, that’s the true Zen way of living.