the way to great learning and wisdom like zen buddhist thought and action

the way to great learning and wisdom like zen buddhist thought and action

The way of great learning consists in manifesting one's bright virtue, consists in loving the people, consists in stopping in perfect goodness.

When you know where to stop, you have stability.

When you have stability, you can be tranquil.

When you are tranquil, you can be at ease.

When you are at ease, you can deliberate.

When you can deliberate you can attain your aims.

Things have their roots and branches, affairs have their end and beginning. When you know what comes first and what comes last, then you are near the Tao.

The ancients who wanted to manifest their bright virtue to all in the world first governed well their own states.

Wanting to govern well their states, they first harmonized their own clans.

Wanting to harmonize their own clan, they first cultivated themselves.

Wanting to cultivate themselves, they first corrected their minds.

Wanting to correct their minds, they first made their wills sincere.

Wanting to make their wills sincere, they first extended their knowledge.

Extension of knowledge consists of the investigation of things.

When things are investigated, knowledge is extended.

When knowledge is extended, the will becomes sincere.

When the will is sincere, the mind is correct.

When the mind is correct, the self is cultivated.

When the self is cultivated, the clan is harmonized.

When the clan is harmonized, the country is well governed.

When the country is well governed, there will be peace throughout the land.

From the king down to the common people, all must regard the cultivation of the self as the most essential thing. It is impossible to have a situation wherein the essentials are in disorder, and the externals are well-managed. You simply cannot take the essential things as superficial, and the superficial things as essential.

Zen Buddhist and the new year? new years resolution meditation

thinking the new year, now in 2010, could be a good time to kind of take a Zen Buddhist look at the year ahead and plan out what you can and can't achieve in the forthcoming year, like a new years resolution.

zen would be to focus on the now though mostly, but also think of how you can proceed in the now in the coming year or through the year as it is now 2010, though in zen buddhism there probably is no time as such.

like for example plan to keep up to meditation in 2010.

zen buddhist: zen buddhist monk dogen meditation "how to practice zazen" zen buddhism full lotus posture

zen buddhist meditation on how to practice tells you the steps and ritual needed to practice this meditation, the ritual and process is necessary to learn when practice religions like zen buddhism, as this is what is needed to get in the correct mind set and meditative state.

the zen buddhist monk does full lotus posture which is difficult to achieve so just get as close to that as you can, sometimes not very close but at least sitting down.

the full lotus posture helps for stronger meditation and gets the body into better connection with meditation forces.

the zen buddhist monk explains about how the back should be and the spine should be straight, is most important in dogen, aligns the meditator with the universe by having the spine straight.

the meditation posture for the hands as well is explained in this dogen zen buddhist meditation video and why these things are important, very good meditation video explains the importance of the aspects of the zen meditation.

The Most Beautiful Song/Music Ever Written (Relaxing Meditation) spiritual music zen buddhist

some more spiritual music, this is for getting into the mood for meditating and not necessarily for meditating to, though it can be, though it might be too loud music to meditate to.

gets you in the mood to do meditation and yoga and spiritual, buddhism zen buddhist chants etc.

zen buddhist meditation

zen buddhist meditation zen meditation technique of lord buddha, key important parts of this meditation is breathing and posture.

this youtube video explains zen buddhist meditation and the techniques you need all things to practice on, practice this and practice that, working at different ideas, this is a good zen buddhist meditation to practice.

youtube video description says:

"AnmolMehtaCom
January 05, 2008

The incredible meditation of Lord Buddha, Zazen or Zen Meditation Technique is explored in this video. A clear demonstration of Cosmic Mudra (hand position), as well as details on the posture and practice are taught
Category: Howto & Style
Tags: meditation buddhist zen zazen guided technique method daily practice religion spirituality".

its all about researching your meditation also bringing some of your own ideas to your meditation, but to do research on tried and tested meditation, good video.