what are the zen stories?
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['A Cup Of Tea. Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. ... ', 'Muddy Road. ... ', 'The Moon Cannot Be Stolen. ... ', 'Your Light May Go Out. ... ', 'The Gates of Paradise. ... ', 'Killing. ... ', 'Inch Time Foot Gem. ... ', 'Learning to Be Silent.']
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The means, the methods of the two types of meditation (and Zen has multiple meditation methods, within it) are different, as is the ongoing objective. In the case of Vipassana, it is to cultivate present awareness to utilize in beneficial ways. In the case of Zen, it is to experience present awareness as it is.
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['“The Old Pond” by Matsuo Bashō', '“A World of Dew” by Kobayashi Issa.', '“Lighting One Candle” by Yosa Buson.', '“A Poppy Blooms” by Katsushika Hokusai.', '“Over the Wintry” by Natsume Sōseki.', '“In a Station of the Metro” by Ezra Pound.', '“The Taste of Rain” by Jack Kerouac.', 'Sonia Sanchez “Haiku [for you]”']
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['Create a new challenge. ... ', 'Pursue your next job. ... ', 'List your life goals. ... ', 'Read Zen Habits. ... ', 'Declutter your workspace. ... ', 'Pursue a hobby. ... ', 'Make your work a game. ... ', 'Educate yourself.']
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When Chan Buddhism was carried to Japan, the Japanese transliterated “Chan” as Zen. So Zen Buddhism means Meditation Buddhism. Zazen means “sitting meditation.” Whenever Buddhism has acclimated to a new culture it has transformed that culture and been transformed by it.
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Pure Land is a place created by Amitabha Buddha for all living creatures come and practice Buddha's taught until truly awaken. ... In other hand, Zen Buddhism believes that human beings are able to awaken right now - just like Gautama Buddha did. It totally depends on inner power.
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['THE ALCHEMIST. BY: Paulo Coelho. ... ', "THE ARTIST'S WAY. BY: Julia Cameron. ... ", 'LIFE OF PI. BY: Yann Martel. ... ', 'THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED. BY: M. ... ', 'THE HISTORY OF LOVE. BY: Nicole Kraus. ... ', 'CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD. BY: Neil Donald Walsch. ... ', 'THE GIVING TREE. BY: Shel Silverstein. ... ', 'FLOW: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE. BY: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.']
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['The Mindfulness App.', 'Headspace.', 'Calm.', 'buddhify.', 'Sattva.', 'Stop, Breathe & Think.', 'Insight Timer.', '10% Happier.']
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Buddhists are those who follow the teachings of the Buddha. zen is the japanese translation of the chinese word "chan" which is the chinese word for "dhyana" which is the sanskrit word for the pali word "jhana" which means "meditation". Rebirth is one of the central beliefs of Buddhism.
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Specifically, the word “zen” is now acceptable, according to the latest edition of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, published on Monday by Merriam-Webster. ... Traditionally, dictionaries have defined “Zen” as a Japanese sect of Buddhism that emphasizes meditation as a means of achieving spiritual awareness.
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Zen art is known for its elegant simplicity, embodied in the many paintings and calligraphies in this exhibit that consist of black ink on white paper or silk. With a few brushstrokes, Zen monks create expressions of enlightenment, from a simple circle to an image of Zen's Indian founder Bodhidharma.
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Dialogues in Paradise. The thirteen stories of Dialogues in Paradise are eloquent in a way the West associates with both the modern and the ancient: the dark oracles of Aeschylus and Sophocles, the paranoid mystery of Kafka, the moving stream of Woolf.
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The Jatakas are an important part of Buddhist art and literature. ... These stories tell us how practicing different perfections or transcendental virtues (which are usually termed paramitas) are key to Buddhist approaches for attaining enlightenment (moksha) or the release from samsara, the endless cycle of rebirth.
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The Buddhist texts mention different kinds of mindfulness practice. According to Bronkhorst, there were originally two kinds of mindfulness, "observations of the positions of the body" and the four satipaṭṭhānas, the "establishment of mindfulness," which constituted formal meditation.
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The stories are generally didactic, emphasizing correct moral conduct, and almost always have happy endings. Another general characteristic is that the narratives written by yangban authors are set in China, whereas those written by commoners are set in Korea.
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Today, the four major Buddhist branches are Mahayana, Theravada, Vajrayana and Zen Buddhism.
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['The Tale of Train Magic.', 'The Tale of the Dream Girl.', 'The Tale of the Water Demons.', 'The Tale of the Super Specs.', 'The Tale of the Crimson Clown.', 'The Tale of the Renegade Virus.', "The Tale of the Dead Man's Float.", 'The Tale of the Laughing in the Dark.']