What is Zen?

Zen is a spiritual tradition Some would say that it is a religion but it has the particularity that it is a spiritual tradition

of not containing doctrine And that it anchors its roots in Buddhism Zen is not composed of many ornaments no deeds goes to the essentials in a very condensed form almost telegraphic The more condensed is its meaning the more it hits That which is more extensive impresses less but For a very condensed teaching to have its effect, it is necessary that the person who receives it is prepared for it requires a very meditative consciousness

It is very difficult to access Zen if you don't have the right cultural framework That's why In the last century Many intellectuals They laughed at the madness of those people because to their rational minds Zen made no sense at all Absurd situations that can bring you out of your cognitive inertia that obscure everything

This series It is intended to provide that context For the deep understanding of Zen to happen That context is a more meditative consciousness To come to understand this religion is approach to existence

You have to be Very alert The word Zen comes from the Sanskrit origin word Dijan Which is mentioned several times in the Vedas and also later in the UppaIshats

Dijan prefers in these Texts something similar to what we now We would call contemplation or meditation This is Abandoning thoughts to fall on a pure consciousness Zen is the form that the word Dijan has taken in Japanese

The word I arrive first in China and take the term Chan, and from there I travel to Japan

To become Zen It is something that is earthly Of the everyday And at the same time Deeply spiritual