Basics of Zen teaching - Past and Present

Zen Buddhism is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism and is the basis of the Mahayana Sutra, written in India and China.

 The most important among them are Lankavatara Sutra, Diamond Sutra, Heart Sutra, and a chapter in the Lotus Sutra. Notable the following items on Zen:


1) The Basics of Zen teaching, the fundamental elements of Buddhist philosophy. 

The eightfold path, four noble truths, five pools and three seals of the Dharma Zen teaching.
However, lessons of Zen Buddhism in the Mahayana tradition are limited.

2) The teaching of Zen, Taoism are influenced by Chinese philosophy, especially. 

The Zen teachings bring no intellectual philosophy.
In fact, they contribute to the practice of meditation regularly.  They emphasize the prevention of ego and selfishness.
 The disciples, the Zen teaching and learning should result in some annoying features like a common person, Zen Philosophy believes in the acquisition of knowledge of all areas of life.
The knowledge thus obtained can help to achieve enlightenment.

3) The main goal of Zen teaching is to discover and feel the nature of the Buddha.

 The mind is the nature of every person to person. It 'important to understand that the supervision order to help achieve that easily.

One other thing required to achieve Buddha-nature is composed of six Paramita.
 The Six Paramita overcome the limitations of the mortal body.

You including  love, discipline, patience, strength, meditation and wisdom.

Practitioners can practice Zen The Paramita of these six, and it is also important to remove the natural barriers that block the Buddha's vision high.

4) To obtain the natural Buddha, Zen practitioners believe in meditation and awareness, knowledge and can help to gain new perspectives, which leads to enlightenment.



5) Zen unsupported religious texts.

They condemn the hermeneutics of the text. Instead, practitioners look for answers outside of zen guru.
The guru guide the therapist looking at himself the nature of Buddha.
 They help to focus on meditation, can lead to sudden consciousness.
This is usually the practice known how to turn a blind eye to the inside "in Zen.

6) Pull techniques and practices of Zen Buddhist teachings and Yahoo in many Sutras Principles. Bodhidharma uses Lankavatara Sutra, the teaching techniques of Dhyana.

7) Zen teachings often give the realization of the emptiness of the mind.

Empty usually means that no self-discharge, no ego, no holiness, no life.
Understanding the importance of the emptiness of mind is the first step in learning this beautiful philosophy.

So-Zen training to help professionals know how to live through research and clarification.
Self-questioning is the essenceZen philosophy.

It is usually suited to contemporary thinking. Zen philosophy stresses that seeks salvation not from others but by the same doctor. This is why most people are willing to practice and dsiring through Zen.

Although Zen-years have a long history of 1500, have won the popularity around 1960.
And today we often hear from Zen in the West, oftento calm and a vacuum state.

  Zen teachings recommend sitting in meditation in the morning and evening for at least five minutes.
 The therapist can enjoy endless benefits regularly doing Zen meditation.