| Some of the most significant sutras written in the | | | | the world from many years ago. It helps those who |
| Mahayana scriptures found in India and China include | | | | are sick, mentally and/or physically, to get better; and it |
| the Lankavatara sutra, the Diamond sutra, the Lotus | | | | also nourishes those who are in good health. Meditation |
| sutra and the heart sutra. A subset of the Mahayana | | | | does two things to the individual practicing it: firstly it |
| sutras is Zen Buddhism. | | | | calms the body by controlling some of the physiological |
| Some of the important points of Zen Buddhism are as | | | | responses; secondly it controls the mind from being |
| follows:o Buddhist philosophy includes certain issues | | | | restless and disturbed. |
| such as the eightfold path, the five skandas, the four | | | | Most of us suffer from stress in our daily life. This is |
| pure truths and the three dharma seals. These are | | | | the main reason for us to not be able to accomplish |
| also common to the teachings of Zen Buddhism, | | | | our goals or do things the way we want to. Stress |
| although the teachings of this subset of Buddhism are | | | | results in your body's acceleration to be pushed to the |
| confined by those of Mahayana Buddhism only.o | | | | extreme. This in turn results in:o A rise in blood |
| Some of the Chinese influences such as beliefs of | | | | pressureo Increased heart beat rate per minute and |
| Taoism also find presence in the Zen teachings. The | | | | rise in breathingo Adrenaline rusho Interference with |
| latter is free from intellectual philosophy. It is more | | | | the normal process of digestiono Faster usage of the |
| concerned with accumulation of knowledge from all | | | | body's energy which leads to fatigue very easily |
| spheres of life. The path to this accumulation of | | | | However, if you practice meditation following the |
| knowledge is dependent on accomplishing a number of | | | | techniques that we provide you with then your body:o |
| difficult tasks. Those who practice Zen Buddhism are | | | | Learns to control the blood pressure down to normal |
| taught to avoid selfishness and the formation of an | | | | levelo Adrenaline rush tones downo Breathing goes |
| ego.o Zen practitioners are expected to reach the | | | | back to normal and heart rate also beats at a usual |
| mindset o Buddha himself. This can be done by regular | | | | levelo Digestive system stabilizeso Energy is distributed |
| meditation and practicing the exercise of six paramitas. | | | | evenly over the day's activity so that one doesn't get |
| These six paramitas should become a way of life of | | | | tired too easily |
| Zen Buddhists. They are charity, discipline, patience, | | | | All this can be achieved if one follows a deep zen |
| strength, meditation and wisdom. These qualities shape | | | | meditation program which is based on controlling and |
| the individual from the outside of the physical self. The | | | | monitoring the sound frequencies and auditory |
| basic belief is that everyone has a Buddha inside | | | | responses of the individual. Majority of the people who |
| themselves. All it takes it to "see" it by surpassing the | | | | have tried this technique have responded positively to |
| obstacles that are present to prevent one from doing | | | | the program saying that it does actually calm the body |
| the same. | | | | and the mind so that one can concentrate better on |
| The main idea of the teachings of Buddhism lies in the | | | | the task at hand and accomplish all that he or she |
| regular practice of meditation. However, this is not a | | | | hopes to, in life. |
| recent discovery. Meditation has been in existence in | | | | |