alvin alexander
Nodes for the term “zazen”
Dive Deeper, Faster: 12 Techniques to Quicken and Deepen Your Meditation Practice
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The purposes of mindfulness (or, why bother being mindful, and motivation)
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How wonderful is enlightenment? (Shinzen Young)
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“Absolute stillness and silence, as if one had landed on the Moon”
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Any experience you have in samadhi you must try to attain in ordinary life
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Meditation practice brings our neuroses to the surface
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Types of silence you’ll find in meditation
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Some of Shinzen Young’s sayings in the first core lessons of the Brightmind app
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The true practice of meditation is ...
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Do not try to experience satori
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You have to “let go”
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Zen: As long as ego persists, we cannot see existence in its pure form
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91-year-old meditation master Ruth Denison
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You must concentrate upon each day
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In deep zazen our true desires are revealed
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One way to meditate without distraction
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A favorite quote from the book, Zen Training
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The correct mental state for Zen and mindfulness meditation
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Seeking enlightenment? There is no door (cartoon)
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True self appears when we actively practice in the present moment
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Why we keep our eyes open during zazen
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“The power of karma is strong in everyone”
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Fukan zazengi (Zazen meditation instructions)
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