Zen Garden 🧘‍♂️ Zen: the essence in one line Zen is the practice of seeing reality directly, without distortion, through meditation, presence, and insight into your own true nature. Everything else — temples, robes, koans (a riddle), rituals — is secondary to that core. 🌿 1. What Zen means The word Zen comes from the Chinese Chan, which comes from the Sanskrit dhyāna, meaning meditative absorption. So at its root, Zen is not a belief system — it is a mode of awareness. Zen

Meditation From the John Hopkins Mindfulness Program: a sample posted here from their guided meditation programs. More information, audio and video can be found here. Visit the Calm page on this site for links to the UCLA program and 8 audio selections with direct access (without commercial) for free. 2 1/2 minutes 1 of 3 videos 2 of 3 3 of 3 2 Minute Guided Meditation Peace #meditation #mindfulness #guidedmeditation #calm