http://www.ask-bob.com/what-is-the-big-difference-between-yoga-breathing-and-zen-meditation/ Your Questions answered by Bob Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:15:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.ask-bob.com/what-is-the-big-difference-between-yoga-breathing-and-zen-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-552 New Leaf Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:18:43 +0000 http://www.ask-bob.com/what-is-the-big-difference-between-yoga-breathing-and-zen-meditation/#comment-552 One is Hindu & the other is Buddhist. One is Hindu & the other is Buddhist.

]]> http://www.ask-bob.com/what-is-the-big-difference-between-yoga-breathing-and-zen-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Tommy H Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:54:38 +0000 http://www.ask-bob.com/what-is-the-big-difference-between-yoga-breathing-and-zen-meditation/#comment-551 they are the same thing; they are both meditation they are the same thing; they are both meditation

]]> http://www.ask-bob.com/what-is-the-big-difference-between-yoga-breathing-and-zen-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-550 yadav Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:57:45 +0000 http://www.ask-bob.com/what-is-the-big-difference-between-yoga-breathing-and-zen-meditation/#comment-550 They are different because each master in the meditation practice has his own method. Breathing is natural in the Falun Gong meditation. Guided meditation demonstration video, meditation music, and books about Falun Gong are free to download from the URL listed below. If you need any help, contact a local practitioner in your area for free instructions. Falun Gong is a unique Buddhist School, found in 1992 by Master Li Hongzhi in China. About 100 million people practice in over 80 countries worldwide. Falun Gong is an ancient practice for the body, mind, and spirit based upon the universal principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance. Falun Gong consists of five sets of powerful exercises. Falun Gong, Tibetans, other Buddhists, and Christians have been persecuted in China. The most offensive human right violation is the organ harvesting from the Falun Gong practitioners in China.http://cipfg.org/en/news/petition.html..… They are different because each master in the meditation practice has his own method. Breathing is natural in the Falun Gong meditation.
Guided meditation demonstration video, meditation music, and books about Falun Gong are free to download from the URL listed below. If you need any help, contact a local practitioner in your area for free instructions.
Falun Gong is a unique Buddhist School, found in 1992 by Master Li Hongzhi in China. About 100 million people practice in over 80 countries worldwide. Falun Gong is an ancient practice for the body, mind, and spirit based upon the universal principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance. Falun Gong consists of five sets of powerful exercises.
Falun Gong, Tibetans, other Buddhists, and Christians have been persecuted in China. The most offensive human right violation is the organ harvesting from the Falun Gong practitioners in China.http://cipfg.org/en/news/petition.html..…

]]> http://www.ask-bob.com/what-is-the-big-difference-between-yoga-breathing-and-zen-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Hun-Ahau, El Tecolote Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:37:11 +0000 http://www.ask-bob.com/what-is-the-big-difference-between-yoga-breathing-and-zen-meditation/#comment-549 Both are same and ways to make your mind fresh. By Yog asanas, we remove the distortions and disabilities of the physical body and bring it into discipline. However Pranayama influences the subtle and the physical bodies in a greater measure than Yogsanas do and that too in a perceptible manner. In the human body, lungs, heart and brain hold very important positions and they depend on each other heavily for their health. Both are same and ways to make your mind fresh. By Yog asanas, we remove the distortions and disabilities of the physical body and bring it into discipline. However Pranayama influences the subtle and the physical bodies in a greater measure than Yogsanas do and that too in a perceptible manner. In the human body, lungs, heart and brain hold very important positions and they depend on each other heavily for their health.

]]> http://www.ask-bob.com/what-is-the-big-difference-between-yoga-breathing-and-zen-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-548 faithful Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:02:54 +0000 http://www.ask-bob.com/what-is-the-big-difference-between-yoga-breathing-and-zen-meditation/#comment-548 Zazen is practiced by monks sitting on the floor in the full-lotus, half-lotus, or a few other leg positions, and the monk, with his hands in a mudra in his lap, and eyes half-closed, focuses on breathing from the center of gravity in his body. Monks also focus on koans, or Zen riddles, and practice Shikantaza (just sitting). Some monks count as they breathe, others mentally repeat mantras. There are many different varieties, or styles, of Yoga meditation (Vedanta, Raja, Surat Shabd, Japa, Bhakti, Hatha) and each has it's own way of meditating. I don't believe there is any set breathing ratio. If you want to learn to meditate, I would suggest going to a Buddhist center or a yoga studio, where someone can teach you to meditate properly. Zazen is practiced by monks sitting on the floor in the full-lotus, half-lotus, or a few other leg positions, and the monk, with his hands in a mudra in his lap, and eyes half-closed, focuses on breathing from the center of gravity in his body. Monks also focus on koans, or Zen riddles, and practice Shikantaza (just sitting). Some monks count as they breathe, others mentally repeat mantras.
There are many different varieties, or styles, of Yoga meditation (Vedanta, Raja, Surat Shabd, Japa, Bhakti, Hatha) and each has it’s own way of meditating.
I don’t believe there is any set breathing ratio. If you want to learn to meditate, I would suggest going to a Buddhist center or a yoga studio, where someone can teach you to meditate properly.

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