Zazen - The Meditation of Doing Nothing
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2020
- In this episode, I discuss the philosophy and practice of Zazen, the seated meditation of Zen Buddhism. Zazen is utterly simple yet enormously profound. So If you are interested in starting a dedicated meditation practice at your home, then do watch this episode
A great discussion on zazen. You hit the nail on the head. Just do nothing and the muddy water clears itself. The truth being so simple we just cannot keep quiet. We have to do something always. We just have to get something from every activity that we do in life. We have to interfere in everything. That is the human condition. Just doing nothing is not easy after all.
“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone”
Blaise Pascal
I feel enlightened by your profound teaching of zazen it really resignates deeply . I got it. Now I let go and simply be .. be one with nature . Let go of self , even of being master of our mind . Just sit just be . Thank you for this incredibly blessed vidio
Bro, i think even the founder of Zazen won't be able to explain Zazen like you have done. Awesome Bro. Keep Rocking.
From a week of exactly this kind of self imposed mediation lock-up…. ! : )
I’m a Theravadin who is becoming very interested in Zazen. Although familiar with early Buddhist philosophy this was an excellent and logical introduction to Zazen (of which I know little). Thank you! 🙏🏻
Great explanation of Zazen ! Thank you very much.
Rajat - you’ve orated so well thank you for this deep bows.
Great vid. Definitely one of the best introductions to zazen. Explained clearly with a good narration. And I like the analogy of the mind being like a monkey on steroids. That is perfect. People seem to think a goal of meditation is to still the mind, whereas anyone who has meditated knows you cannot still the mind, but rarher, you give it space to still by itself. I like the analogy of trying to clear a muddy glass of water. No action we take will clear the water, only by leaving it alone do we allow the water ito settle itself. Anyway, I'm rambling now, sorry. Just wanted to say.great video, keep up the quality content. Cheers, Gassho, Namaste, Om Shanti , blessings and have a great day.
Thank you for explaining so clearly what Zazen is. I’ve been practicing meditation for nearly a year and I’ve gone all the way from metta to doing nothing. It’s helped me a lot in my daily life and I hope to get deeper into it progressively. It’s hard sometimes when you need to let things go, but I’m finally overcoming aversion to some thoughts. The key is to accept them without doing nothing. Thanks so much again, master!❤
Bravo you really hit the mark on this and for those were just starting or looking for the next step, you’re very clear and concise and I love that you bring Alan Watts another philosophers and teachers into your explanations. Thank you.
You channeled the message beautifully. Simple and understandable without needing video components to show what the words mean. Thank you. It is perfect🙏🏼💗
Thank you for this great video. Excellent description of Zazen. Very helpful.
Well explained and so, very helpful. Thank you.
This video was exactly what I was looking for, thank you my friend.
Yes I feel the same .this training can be simple if we truly let go. One finger pointing at the moon ‘ doesn’t need a spaceship to get there , we are simply there .
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We don’t need anything other than awareness but awareness is who we are already so we don’t need to search for it.
But our thoughts will tell us that we need to do and search because we, as our self-made image is never good enough.
Do not concentrate only on the finger, or you will miss all the heavenly glory.
Hello brother, i trust you're keeping well.
I also just wanted to thank you for the well made video. I have tried to learn Zazen a few times already but this video was by far the most clear and informative. I really appreciated the metaphors you used to explain as the concrete examples helped put things in perspective.
Go well and live strong.
This video gave me the exact answer I was looking for. Thank you!
absolutely fantastic video bro the intro was great and you explained everything perfectly.
Thank you so much for helping me understand zazen in a very pedagogical way 🙏☀️
one of the best videos about zazen. really, really good! Thanks for creating it (:
I am just watching it for the second time.
Its just what i am looking for actually you're an absolute. Thank you so much keep making such video or guide meditation its it's really higher level of understanding.. I generally not subscribe to any channel but i hit the subscribe i only follow osho and sadhguru videos.
Great video, extremely well done! Good job!
Thank you for this episode. Really gave me deep clarity about Zazen. Keep creating and helping us.
Will create dear friend 🙏
Same here.. Helped me too
Aha !...At last I know how to do Nothing !...Thankyou so much !...
I am really thankful to you for this video. It helped me understand the practice of zazen- do nothing meditation.
Thankyou for this video Rajat. It was really helpful for me. Namaste.
Thank You. Like a cool,drink of water this hit the spot. Zazen makes perfect sense. I have nice meditations very early in the morning outdoors and continue the practice into the cooler weather. An evening session before sleep is also very good. Cheers from Canada. I have also subscribed and will listen to other episodes. Thanks again.
The next day the writer just sat for 4 hrs. Great video. Namaste!
Exactly what I was seeking.
Many, many thanks. 🤝
Wonderful job…just a perfect introduction…thank you
This was wonderful!!! Exactly what I needed!!! I loved it. I will listen again and again. Beautiful- beautiful- hearing it made me feel happy- very happy- a Zazen In itself
All Dharma teachings are pointers. It point to practice. Don’t mistake the menu for the food. 😊
Very clear well put together video. I am very interested to see how this compares to Ramana Maharshi’s teaching…..fairly closely at first glance. Will listen to your earlier videos if I can find them
Great that you could see the resemblance with Ramana's teachings. The truth is ultimately the same and all paths converge at the end. Ramana once said, "Your effort is your bondage" which is basically identical to zazen where the intention is to drop all effort. Will be creating more videos in the future, you won't find much in the videos prior to this unfortunately. 🙏
Ramana also says to just “Be quite”. Seems to be congruent with Zen
Ramana deepest teaching is just “silence”. If people didn’t get this then he open his eyes and tell them to ask themselves “who am I” that cannot sit in silence? So yes. It basically the same teaching as Zen. at a deeper level, truth is truth no matter where you are at! 😊
By the way zen teaching also utilize koan practice for those who mind cannot sit in silence and need something to focus on. 😊
Excellent. As I listened to your comments on zazen, I was reminded of wu-wei. Hope you also will do a video on this spiritual concept.
That's a practice of mine. I will sit down, no reading, I have no t.v., no music, use the bathroom as the need arises, eat, and do that from sunrise to sunset, just sitting with me.
I only had to listen to the intro to know I wanted to subscribe to your channel.
Thankyou, this is so helpful. I really appreciated your teaching. Where are the other episodes?
Very clarifying video!! Thank u!
very well put
Thank you for this man🤗
Great video mate!
great video!
Thank you
Great explanation totaly make sense to me, tanx.
Amazing ❤️ 🤗 brother keep it up
Thanks for this!
Thanks 🙏🙏
🙏🏻namaste
Great video thanks
Excellent video. Well explained. Keep it up
very helpfull, thanks you bro :)
Radical acceptance.
Love the video man. Do you have any resources i could look into to better understand Zazen. Thank you
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I am curious for your reasons for recommending eyes closed during sit? As I am sure you know "open eyes limit the mind from creating mental images and other distracting activity." and open eyes is the traditional recommendation in Tibetan and most Zen practices.
The purpose of zazen is to dissolve the sense of doership, (the sense of I, me). Open eyed zazen (partially opened) is useful for alertness, especially at the beginning, but is not an absolutely necessary condition for the practice. Whatever works best for you, go for that. What is absolutely important is to sit with an attitude of surrender.
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where are you Rajat? Are there any new videos of yours in the making?
Hello and thank you. So we’re not supposed to count our breaths as most zazen websites say?
Hi everyone when doing this technique and I have a though I fear should I allow my mind distract myself with another thought? If I interfere with my mind distracting myself from this scary thought and force myself to face the scary thought, am I not doing something?
Gret video. But sitting with the idea that Zen is about enlightenment contradicts the very purpose of doing nothing. The best thing for a person to reach enlightenment is not even thinking about it while sitting, because desire of enlightenment is still a desire and probably the most dangerous one
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During one meditation I got lost in time n space n I regain consciousness only after two hours. Can you explain this phenomenon?
Can I practice this in everyday life even when I’m walking around etc?
Yes, it's called kinhin.
Eys should be opened or closed , kindly guide
I thought mindfulness came from zen and zazen meditation. In zazen you are mindfull of your own thoughts that arise and your breathing. Or is this some other version of zen?
Yes, actually non-action and mindfulness are related. True mindfulness is effortless. Hence the emphasis on doing nothing. I will cover these subtleties in a different episode. Thanks for asking 🙏
Why no new content on CZcams ?
And you discover two things: how free you are and where your fetters are😉
I am not a good person. Though people think I am a very nice person. It hurts me. Knowing my self I am not that sort of person.
I am not a good person either. Watch the episode on shadow. It might give you some perspective.
Zazen is done with eyes opened....not with eyes closed
Keep your back straight. Eyes open, eyes closed, that is up to you. These are done just to keep you alert & to keep you from falling asleep. So if you can stay alert & awake with your eyes closed, then it's fine.
Thank you