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*** zen *** practicing zen your way to zen, advice, questions, ... if specific, please use forums below samadhi meditation, concentration, the practice of centering the mind in a single sensation or preoccupation sila virtue, morality, the quality of ethical and moral purity that prevents one from falling away from the eightfold path panna pragya, wisdom, purification of the mind by developing insight satori attaning enlightment, awakening, bodhi getting there, expiriences,

*** buddhism *** mahayana northern buddhism, body for a great variety of schools of buddhism vajrayana tibetan buddhism, lamaism, diamond way, complete renounciation, bodhicitta, and selflessness as pre-requisites theravada 'hinayana', conservative branch of buddhism following the pali scriptures and the nontheistic ideal of self-purification to nirvana sutta sutra, thread, discourse, sermon by buddha or his contemporary disciples vinaya discipline, the monastic regula abhidhamma further dhamma, analytic doctrine of the buddhist canon

*** meditation inspiration prayer wellness health *** zazen the sitting, still way of meditation koans through intense inquiry the mind gradually becomes denuded of its delusive ideas yoga hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity. system of exercises practiced as part of this discipline to promote control of the body and mind qi gong energy cultivation, exercises to improve health and longevity as well as increase the sense of harmony within oneself and in the world i ging book of changes, ancient chinese system of divination, looking at a world derived from yin and yan

*** other ways and crossways *** taoism confucianism, tao, the single unity behind the world's multiplicity and contradictions leeds to living inpassivity, calm, humility and non-striving, the wu wei hinduism diverse body of religion, philosophy, and cultural practice; belief in reincarnation and a supreme being of many forms and natures, the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth; a desire for liberation from earthly evils sufism islamic mysticism, tasawwuf, spiritual journey toward god, tariqah, ascertain the nature of man and god, experience of the presence of divine love and wisdom in the world kabbalah collected teachings; eclectic, multiform mystical system of ancient jewish origin, encompasses angelology, demonology, meditation and prayer christianity trusting christ, god's son, for personal salvation, being reconciled to god, spending eternity in his presence other religions and philosophy ethics, philosophy, influence from and on other beliefs like navajo, shinto or atheists art the influence of zen on visual arts, calligraphy, poetry

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