Relaxation, meditation, that is Zen. The Buddha, was a rich, spoilt, young prince, who was shielded from any kind of work, worry, or trouble. It took many years for this young man to set himself free from his life of luxury so that he could access the real world and his inner self, hence he became enlightened to who he really was, how he thought and of his own inner peace. Zen encourages people to follow their heart, their own experience of life and their own true feelings. Zen discourages its followers, from trying to reason why we have life-trials and to just accept and come quietly to terms with the way life is. Ours isn’t to question or reason why or how, neither should we always do what is expected or what literature advises or tells us to do, ours is to take life as it comes and go with our intuition and gut-feelings. And if you want to know more about Zen, go to the: All Good News article.
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