Yoga and the Zen

"Zen" since Japan to the West, in the Western world is very popular, but for what is a "Zen", it is difficult to give a set of answers.

One thing is certain: from Zen itself development over a painted out the "Zen" changing patterns, from may be able to understand what is a "Zen".

Zen is the Sanskrit Transliteration "Zen", free translation of the short name for the chairmanship of static concern, not on a border, an interlocutory thought.

Chinese Buddhist meditation and in habits will (translation of the Sanskrit Samadhi, Yi heart set only a border and discrete dynamic) integration and is called "meditation", and "Zen" in a brief meditation. In fact, in India meditation Zen and the licensee, the realm is differentiated. Chinese Buddhist theory and practice of meditation comes from India, in India, the ancient Yoga meditation is considered an integral part of the believer.

Yoga, yoga, Sanskrit original India is India's religions only common use of self-cultivation, free translation of the "appropriate", that is, according to the transfer pricing, and other methods while the photo is the heart, and the corresponding status, Ricoh, etc.

Sanskrit yoga is a noun, it derived automatically words root yuj, meaning yoke in horses coming soon or car, here the application monry "connection", "medicine", meaning that this word was seen for the PEAR both Vedic ", and the subtle meaning books, the transfer pricing methods, such as Outlook and Outlook" line of Vatican I, as the "reason to combine with the Vatican, this is known as yoga. After Buddhism also adopt this cultivation method, combined with the Buddhist theory, as total prostate cultivates the heart, the retreat of the method. The original Yoga, from antiquity up to the sixth century b.c., the fifth century before. Author information based on archaeological findings, established as early as 2500 years b.c. India River civilization era, local populations have yoga practice, enter India after Aryans, combined with the formation of indigenous culture in northwest India Brahmanism, yoga as important cultivation methods, but this time the theory and practice of Yoga method also compare the original, growing up in development; In the early days of yoga, time is from the sixth century b.c., starting from the fifth century, prior to the second century a.d. around the thin Bhagavad-Gita "form only, for the yoga practice of theoretical stage, it is about the second century a.d. thin Bhagavad-Gita" a book of formation, in the name of it to yoga, Brahmanism and thought of the believer for salmonella, made a summary of the system. This chapter focuses on three kinds of Yoga theory: Orthodox trend subtle meaning of book Yoga theory, with a summary of the thin Bhagavad-Gita "Yoga theory and non-Orthodox trend of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist meditation practice in the early days and theory; Classical yoga, time in the period from the second century a.d. by the yoga of endemic to the third century a.d., 12. Classical Yoga theory of signs is a famous scholar of the bowl, subvert called the Yoga ". The Yoga lessons predecessors "self-cultivation theory of yoga, traditional meditation at this point into an integral part of the practice of yoga. At this stage, the Buddhist Mahayana theory of organization, in the absorption of traditional Yoga at the same time has its own unique content. This chapter describes the "Yoga" theory and practice of Yoga to briefly explain the Buddhist methods for mid-term Mahayana and advanced Mahayana (esoteric Buddhism, especially when pooled) of yoga practice. Chapter 4 is he Top Yoga stage. From the third century a.d. 12 he top yoga of formation to the early nineteenth century India modern philosophy. He Top Yoga direct origin comes from the classical yoga, while absorbing the Buddhism, especially the effects of Yoga sculptures and conform to the mainstream of India philosophy to Vedanta philosophy as a philosophical basis, he Top Yoga on the social impact is large, this chapter focuses on the Yoga he Top Yoga: theory and practice. Chapter 4 focuses on modern yoga. From the early 19th century to the present. The rise in India national capitalism, yoga and a colonial, anti-feudal struggle ideological weapon, while traditional Yoga ideas also in the new era uptake of new ideas, new cultures, new development. Chinese Zen is a Buddhist sects, but in its origins, the culture cannot be separated from the rest of India. Zen meditation "persons", and India's traditional Yoga is inextricably linked to the believer.