Zen story on Meditation :




Zen story - meditation

DHYAN or ZEN (Meditation) :
Dhyan (ಧ್ಯಾನ, ध्यान) is the 7th limb of Astanga yoga, after Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara and Dharana.
The word Dhyan comes from the Sanskrit word Dhyai, which means 
' to think of'. Zen is a Japanese  word for Indian Dhyan.
"Dhyan" means to be so into your own being, that not even a single thought exists, a "No mind state" Mind becomes like clear sky. Dhyan is not same as contemplation. Contemplation means thinking, a reflection; where as Dhyan is meditation a "no thought state". When Dhyan reached China it became Ch'an. When Ch'an reached Japan, it became Zen. It comes from the same Sanskrit root, "Dhyan"(ಧ್ಯಾನ) (ध्यान).

*Zen story on Meditation* : 
Prince asked his teacher
 "Why must I meditate in order to acheive  enlightenment? I can study. I can pray. I can think clearly. Why this silly emptying of the mind?" 
Teacher said
"I will show you." 
He took a bucket of water into the garden under the full moon and said: 
 "Now I stir the surface and what do  you see?"
Prince:
 "Ribbons of light."
Teacher:
"Now wait," 
The teacher set the  bucket down. Both teacher and boy watched the calming surface of  the water in the bucket for many  minutes. 
Teacher asked
"Now what do you see?"
Prince replied :
"The moon." 
Teacher answered
"So, too, young master, the only way to grasp enlightenment is through a calm and settled mind".
-✍️ Dr Prema Pangi
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