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experience It It dates dates back back more more than than years years when when a a man man named named Siddhartha Siddhartha Gautama Gautama later later known known as as Buddha Buddha achieved achieved enlightenment enlightenment a a state state of of mind mind where where you you reach reach harmony harmony of of body body and and mind mind by by way way of of Zen Zen meditation meditation a a way way of of self self discovery discovery and and vigilance vigilance practiced practiced by by sitting sitting on on a a meditation meditation cushion cushion and and experiencing experiencing living living in in the the moment moment here here and and now now Zen Zen Buddhism Buddhism challenges challenges all all aspects aspects of of your your everyday everyday life life Nowadays Nowadays everybody everybody s s too too busy busy seeking seeking success success power power money money and and recognition recognition which which only only leads leads you you to to be be stressed stressed out out all all the the time time Preconceived Preconceived notions notions have have molded molded our our lifestyle lifestyle making making us us believe believe that that we we have have to to be be more more productive productive and and busy busy all all the the time time whereas whereas Zen Zen teaches teaches us us to to slow slow down down in in order order to to achieve achieve true true peace peace and and happiness happiness You You can can implement implement a a few few easy easy Zen Zen Buddhism Buddhism practices practices in in your your life life even even if if it it may may seem seem a a bit bit overwhelming overwhelming If If you you want want a a no no nonsense nonsense and and simple simple guide guide to to implementing implementing Buddhist Buddhist practices practices into into your your life life check check out out our our highly highly regarded regarded eBook eBook Here Here are are the the lessons lessons Zen Zen or or Buddhist Buddhist Meditation Meditation Zen Zen meditation meditation or or Zazen Zazen za za sitting sitting and and Zen Zen meditation meditation in in Japanese Japanese is is essential essential to to Zen Zen Buddhism Buddhism A A few few minutes minutes of of meditation meditation a a day day can can decrease decrease anxiety anxiety and and stress stress in in a a couple couple of of weeks weeks It It will will help help you you develop develop a a filter filter for for your your mind mind so so you you can can take take on on new new challenges challenges in in a a more more conscious conscious and and peaceful peaceful way way Meditation Meditation has has been been proven proven successful successful as as a a way way to to reset reset your your mind mind It It can can help help you you unwind unwind from from a a hectic hectic lifestyle lifestyle making making you you more more resilient resilient productive productive calm calm and and a a happier happier person person all all around around There There are are a a ton ton of of books books and and articles articles out out there there to to help help you you break break down down different different types types of of meditation meditation practices practices especially especially Zazen Zazen or or sitting sitting meditation meditation such such as as Thich Thich Nhat Nhat Hanh Hanh s s The The Miracle Miracle of of Mindfulness Mindfulness An An Introduction Introduction to to the the Practice Practice of of Meditation Meditation and and Shunryu Shunryu Suzuki Suzuki s s Zen Zen Mind Mind Beginner Beginner s s Mind Mind Here Here s s my my favorite favorite meditation meditation technique technique that that you you can can try try to to start start with with This This is is my my favorite favorite meditation meditation technique technique It It s s also also more more simple simple than than others others All All it it involves involves is is focusing focusing on on the the object object in in front front of of you you allowing allowing the the mind mind to to stay stay in in the the present present moment moment The The external external object object of of attention attention acts acts as as a a point point of of reference reference to to which which the the mind mind can can easily easily be be tethered tethered Every Every time time it it strays strays you you simply simply need need to to bring bring it it back back to to the the object object It It is is important important to to realize realize that that your your mind mind will will stray stray but but don don t t beat beat yourself yourself up up about about it it just just gently gently move move your your attention attention back back to to the the object object The The physical physical item item you you would would like like to to focus focus on on is is up up to to you you and and anything anything from from a a candle candle flame flame to to a a rock rock could could be be used used Begin Begin slowly slowly at at min min and and gradually gradually increase increase I I do do this this for for about about min min I I started started at at minute minute My My mind mind still still strays strays but but not not as as much much as as it it used used to to According According to to Buddhist Buddhist texts texts master master level level is is reached reached when when one one can can focus focus on on an an object object for for hours hours without without losing losing focus focus Give Give it it a a try try and and let let me me know know how how it it goes goes Mindfulness Mindfulness Meditation Meditation in in action action Mindfulness Mindfulness can can be be defined defined as as a a Continuous Continuous clear clear awareness awareness of of the the present present moment moment and and it it s s what what happens happens when when you you put put Zen Zen Buddhism Buddhism in in action action Thich Thich Nhat Nhat Hanh Hanh describes describes it it as as keeping keeping one one s s consciousness consciousness alive alive to to the the present present reality reality Mindfulness Mindfulness will will help help you you find find true true happiness happiness instead instead of of cheap cheap thrills thrills and and fixes fixes like like binge binge watching watching TV TV alcohol alcohol overeating overeating etc etc It It can can be be as as simple simple as as being being aware aware of of your your breath breath your your senses senses or or simply simply whatever whatever is is in in your your line line of of sight sight Whatever Whatever you you are are doing doing by by focusing focusing on on it it you you can can stay stay anchored anchored to to the the moment moment the the now now It It is is a a really really easy easy and and powerful powerful tool tool that that you you can can use use wherever wherever you you are are or or whatever whatever you you are are doing doing What What s s your your superpower superpower Our Our revealing revealing new new quiz quiz will will help help you you discover discover your your hidden hidden superpower superpower and and unlock unlock your your greatest greatest gifts gifts in in life life Check Check it it out out here here According According to to a a study study published published in in JAMA JAMA Internal Internal Medicine Medicine people people who who completed completed a a program program of of mindfulness mindfulness awareness awareness where where they they were were taught taught meditation meditation and and other other exercises exercises designed designed to to help help them them focus focus on on moment moment by by moment moment experiences experiences thoughts thoughts and and emotions emotions had had less less insomnia insomnia fatigue fatigue and and depression depression at at the the end end of of the the six six week week study study Finding Finding happiness happiness from from within within We We strive strive for for peace peace and and happiness happiness but but keep keep seeking seeking it it in in the the wrong wrong places places It It is is part part of of human human nature nature to to seek seek pleasure pleasure Money Money power power professional professional success success things things that that we we think think will will impress impress others others and and trick trick them them and and ourselves ourselves into into thinking thinking we we are are happy happy but but that that won won t t necessarily necessarily make make us us happy happy in in the the end end The The high high paced paced rhythm rhythm we we are are used used to to has has damaged damaged us us by by making making us us seek seek instant instant gratification gratification instead instead of of seeking seeking true true happiness happiness within within ourselves ourselves True True power power comes comes from from you you from from understanding understanding those those around around us us and and practicing practicing self self love love The The power power of of compassion compassion The The concept concept of of compassion compassion is is often often encountered encountered as as a a foundation foundation of of Buddhism Buddhism Compassion Compassion not not only only helps helps you you connect connect with with others others but but with with yourself yourself Buddha Buddha once once said said If If your your compassion compassion does does not not include include yourself yourself it it is is incomplete incomplete If If you you practice practice compassion compassion on on a a daily daily basis basis you you can can make make your your life life better better by by strengthening strengthening your your relationships relationships with with empathy empathy and and kindness kindness When When you you are are compassionate compassionate toward toward others others you you are are practicing practicing self self love love as as not not only only will will this this change change others others but but will will change change yourself yourself Practice Practice Mindfulness Mindfulness of of Consumption Consumption Think Think of of consumption consumption as as the the information information that that you you give give and and receive receive through through your your senses senses We We are are bombarded bombarded with with banal banal and and empty empty information information on on a a daily daily basis basis seeking seeking instant instant gratification gratification that that will will only only keep keep you you happy happy for for a a little little while while Tabloids Tabloids fast fast food food shopping shopping sprees sprees binging binging TV TV gossip gossip It It will will only only lead lead you you away away from from true true peace peace and and happiness happiness You You can can change change one one step step at at a a time time by by being being aware aware that that whatever whatever you you do do buy buy or or consume consume has has a a direct direct impact impact in in your your life life and and everything everything that that surrounds surrounds you you Surround Surround yourself yourself with with positive positive and and enriching enriching things things thoughts thoughts and and relationships relationships Simplify Simplify What What is is essential essential and and what what isn isn t t When When you you start start practicing practicing Mindfulness Mindfulness and and Meditation Meditation Zen Zen Buddhism Buddhism will will show show you you that that material material things things are are not not as as important important as as you you once once thought thought You You will will realize realize that that real real happiness happiness and and peace peace don don t t come come from from owning owning more more material material things things or or impressing impressing others others it it comes comes from from within within It It is is a a way way of of living living and and a a state state of of mind mind who who we we are are and and what what we we do do are are simply simply constructs constructs of of the the mind mind illusions illusions and and ideas ideas we we have have gained gained and and built built over over the the course course of of our our lives lives By By changing changing the the way way you you think think you you can can change change the the way way you you act act Get Get rid rid of of things things and and thoughts thoughts that that don don t t bring bring anything anything good good into into your your life life and and you you will will be be on on a a path path towards towards inner inner peace peace and and happiness happiness Buddha Buddha Nature Nature Find Find your your Essence Essence Buddha Buddha nature nature is is a a term term used used in in Buddhism Buddhism that that s s difficult difficult to to define define It It is is basically basically the the fundamental fundamental nature nature of of all all beings beings Think Think of of it it as as your your original original self self or or you you true true self self We We spend spend our our whole whole lives lives seeking seeking our our purpose purpose in in life life only only to to realize realize what what we we have have missed missed along along the the way way Zen Zen Buddhism Buddhism focuses focuses on on the the journey journey more more than than the the destination destination and and meditation meditation is is your your vehicle vehicle The The key key lies lies in in not not overthinking overthinking and and avoiding avoiding trying trying to to micro micro manage manage every every little little thing thing in in your your life life Meditation Meditation is is the the tool tool that that connects connects you you with with your your mind mind and and body body What What s s important important is is to to focus focus on on the the experience experience of of mindfulness mindfulness and and gaining gaining insight insight You You can can find find your your true true self self and and fulfil fulfil your your life life not not only only in in your your work work but but also also by by everyday everyday life life Make Make sure sure to to find find fulfilment fulfilment in in your your life life connect connect with with others others and and contribute contribute to to the the greater greater good good NOW NOW READ READ steps steps to to find find fulfilment fulfilment and and meaning meaning in in life life according according to to Zen Zen Buddhism Buddhism BUTTON BUTTON Read Read Later Later BUTTON BUTTON Add Add to to Favourites Favourites BUTTON BUTTON Add Add to to Collection Collection What What do do you you think think Points Points Upvote Upvote Downvote Downvote Written Written by by Lachlan Lachlan Brown Brown I I m m Lachlan Lachlan Brown Brown the the editor editor of of Ideapod Ideapod and and founder founder of of Hack Hack Spirit Spirit I I love love writing writing practical practical articles articles that that help help others others live live a a mindful mindful and and better 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