Ch’an – Meditation

Meditation in Chinese is called Ch’an, in Japanese it's called Zen. What is Ch’an? Ch’an means 'not phased'. That means free from the temptation of the outer environment. When meditating, keep a peaceful and empty mind, keep a relaxed and calm heart, with no feeling of annoyance, this is called Ch’an. Ch’an is not just about sitting down and facing the wall to meditate everyday. Sitting down and meditating is just one of the ways to be. Eating, walking, sitting, even sleeping, and indeed all activates, as long as they're not done through vanity, or temptation, are Ch’an. In other words try and do everything in your daily life mindfully, through that your whole life becomes Ch'an.

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