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Zen (chan) is one of the schools of Buddhism that developed in East Asia, China, and Japan under the influence of Taoism. This school corresponds to the traditional philosophical system of Mahayana Buddhism. The emphasis in Zen teaching is on the conditionality of concepts and on the benefits of contemplative practices. The name itself comes from the Sanskrit word ” dhyana “(dhyāna,”concentration, contemplation”). The first Zen master is considered to be�Mahakashyapa. There is a legend, the first known mention of which dates back to 1036, called “Flower Sermon”. Without a word, the Buddha handed Mahakashyapa a lotus flower, and Mahakashyapa was at that moment ready to achieve the awakening of the mind. In Buddhism, enlightenment is a change in the state of mind from samsara to nirvana. In samsara, the mind operates in causal relationships, and in nirvana, the mind is free of everything. Nirvana cannot be adequately described in words, because words are links in the causal process, and in nirvana there are no causes and effects. Zen practitioners use the practices of contemplation, focusing on the nature of reality, and developing compassion for sentient beings to bring the state of enlightenment closer. Every being has the potential to achieve enlightenment. Zen is also characterized by koans-paradoxical statements or questions that help students abandon the usual work of the mind and, accordingly, go beyond the boundaries of conceptual thinking, start using intuitive thinking, close to natural, without alluvial concepts. Popular Koans:”What does one-hand clapping sound like? What was your face like before your mother and father were born?”
In order to accept reality as it is, Zen teachers advise: to remain calm, to give up striving for harmful things, to give up hatred,to recognize the source of evil and to give up worrying about life's troubles, to accept circumstances, to give up attachments-the causes of problems, to do good deeds just like that, without thinking about them.
The student left, came back after eight years.
The disciple left and came back after another eight years.
Zen is two cups of rice, squid, and shitaki sauce. Zen is understood very simply: one cup of rice is taken, squid is sprinkled on top, and shitaki sauce is poured over it. This cup of rice is eaten with wooden sticks. Then the second cup of rice is taken, squid is also sprinkled on top, and shitake sauce is also poured over it, and it is also eaten with chopsticks. Then these cups are washed and also washed with wooden sticks or simply licked, according to the mood. So much for Zen. By the way, Zen is part of theomism, i.e. it is an element of our philosophy, part of emptiness.