Transcending Thought
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world.
Buddhism
Zen, Advaita and Celebration
Zen is the very essence of meditation. In Sanskrit, dhyan means meditation. When Buddhism moved to China, dhyan became Ch’an. After absorbing the tantric influences of that culture, it spread to Japan and culminated in Zen. The insistence of Zen masters on meditation has kept the tradition vibrant and fresh.
The Zen insight that the ultimate reality is nothingness or emptiness comes close to advaita. The understanding of advaita holds that everything (the universe) came out of nothing (the void). The Void is the womb of creation.
