zazen
Zen sitting practice
Zazen is seated meditation as practiced in Zen Buddhism.
The practitioner sits in a specific posture, typically cross-legged, focusing on breath and maintaining awareness without attachment to thoughts.
Unlike meditation aimed at achieving a particular state, zazen emphasizes simply sitting with full attention: She practices zazen for thirty minutes each morning.
Being in seated posture
- postureBody position, alignment
- breathAir taken in
- samadhiProfound meditative absorption state
- lotus positionCross-legged meditative sitting pose
cushion · cross-legged · mudra · eyes open · belly breathing · counting breaths · body scan · grounding
Sudden spiritual awakening
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- realizationGrasping what's true
- liberationRelease from constraint
nirvana · breakthrough · glimpse · integration · embodiment · deepening
Free from agitation
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
quietude · composure · settledness · groundedness · centeredness · ease · relaxation · rest
Awareness of the present
- presenceState of being somewhere
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- witnessingSeeing something occur
non-attachment · beginner's mind · nowness · wakefulness · non-judgment · noticing · spaciousness · openness
Intrinsic potential for awakening
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
- non-selfForeign biological material
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
non-duality · letting go · beyond words · unborn · suchness · mu
sitting
Being in seated posture
lotus position · cushion · cross-legged · mudra · eyes open · belly breathing · counting breaths · body scan · grounding · stillness
satori
Sudden spiritual awakening
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- realizationGrasping what's true
liberation · nirvana · breakthrough · glimpse · integration · embodiment · deepening
calm
Free from agitation
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
peace · quietude · composure · settledness · groundedness · centeredness · ease · relaxation · rest · release
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- presenceState of being somewhere
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- observationAttentive watching or remark
witnessing · non-attachment · beginner's mind · nowness · wakefulness · non-judgment · noticing · spaciousness · openness · receptivity
Buddha-nature
Intrinsic potential for awakening
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
- non-selfForeign biological material
interdependence · non-duality · letting go · beyond words · unborn · suchness · mu
oryoki
Ritualized Zen meal ceremony
zazenwalking meditation
Mindful movement practice
yoga · tai chi · qigong · ecstatic dance · whirling
zazendistraction
Thing diverting one's attention
agitation · monkey mind · scattered thinking · rumination · anxiety