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ZEN

INTRODUCTION

Zen is paradoxically the cultivation of non-cultivation, recognizing that we need only remove the illusion of non-enlightenment to become enlightened. Its origins are in Buddhism and the word itself is derived from the Sanskrit “Dhyan” (meditation), which became “Ch`an’ in China and then, Zen in Japan.

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Awakening to my Original Face

A first-person account of a three-day retreat at bodhi zendo, a centre for training and practice in zen meditation, near kodiakanal More...

Living the Good Life

as told to Mansi Agarwal
Shantum Seth, brother of the well-known writer, Vikram Seth, is a Buddhist practitioner and an ordained Zen master. More...

Zen Finger pointing to the Moon

Doing away with metaphysics and scriptures, this radical path offers some unconventional, direct ways to shake you out of your blabbering mind to let you see your true nature More...

Zen LP to achieve goals

In Zen LP, Murli Menon combines Zen meditation and NLP to help you realise individual as well as organizational goals More...

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The Zen Site

A site with comprehensive information on the philosophy of Zen. More....

Tao’s

The site of author and practitioner, Nissim Amon, who resides in the island of Paros, Greece and conducts workshops and retreats based on Zen. More....

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