I-Zazen yisimo sokuma esisetshenziswa ngesikhathi sokuzindla kwe-Zen. Umkhuba we-zazen awudingi noma yiziphi izinhloso noma izinhloso. Lesi simo sivumela umuntu ukuba abe nesimo lapho ingqondo ingenalutho ngokuphelele futhi imicabango nemibono eyizinambuzane ingasaveli. Kulesi sihloko, uzothola ukuthi i-zazen ivelaphi, isetshenziswa kanjani, futhi yiziphi izinzuzo zayo.

Igama elithi zazen livela kwelesiJapane elithi “za” elisho “ukuhlala” futhi lisuka egameni elithi “zen”, elisuselwa kwelesiShayina elithi “chán”, elisho “ukuzindla”. I-Zazen ibhekisela ekumeni okusetshenziswe ngesikhathi sokuzindla kweZen. Lolu hlobo oluthile lokuzindla lungolunye lwaziwa kakhulu emhlabeni jikelele, lwazalwa eminyakeni engu-2600 edlule, ngaphansi kobuholi bukaShakyamuni Buddha owasungula izimiso zalo. Ihlose ukuvumelanisa umzimba, ingqondo nomoya ngokusebenzisa ukugxila kukho konke ekumeni komzimba ku-zazen. Kungenxa yalesi simo lapho uBuddha athola khona ukuvuka.

Ukwelula nokuthobisa umzimba kuyisici se-zazen: ikhanda liya esibhakabhakeni, futhi umzimba uya emhlabeni. Ukuhlangana kwezulu nomhlaba kusesiswini, lapho kuhlangana khona izithupha.

Izinzuzo ze-zazen zifana nalezo zezinye izindlela zokuzindla. I-Zazen ivumela ikakhulukazi:

• Ukwehlisa ijubane inhliziyo kanye nokwehlisa umfutho wegazi ngesenzo sawo esizuzisayo ohlelweni lwezinzwa oluzimele.
• Ukwenza ngcono ukuphefumula kwe-diaphragmatique, okuvumela umoya-mpilo ongcono wegazi.
• Ukwenza ngcono ukujikeleza kwegazi emilenzeni, ngenxa yokuma kwe-loetus.
• Ukuqinisa i izivikelo zomzimba.
• Ukwehlisa i- ukucindezeleka ngesenzo sayo sokuphumula.
• Ukuze uthuthuke amakhono okuqonda futhi unciphise ukwehla kwengqondo okuhlobene neminyaka (ukugxila, inkumbulo, ukunaka).
• Ukwehlisa i- ubuhlungu, eshintsha ukunaka kwenye into.

Ukuze uzijwayeze i-zazen, kungcono ukugqoka izingubo ezikhululekile futhi hhayi emincane kakhulu.

Okokuqala, umuntu kufanele ahlale ku-lotus ku-a zafu, okuwumcamelo omncane oyindilinga. Ngenxa yalokhu kufanele aqale abeke unyawo lwakhe lwesokunene ethangeni lakhe kwesokunxele, bese ebeka unyawo kwesokunxele ethangeni lakhe lokunene. Uma lesi sikhundla singakhululekile, angakwazi ukuhlala ku-lotus yesigamu, kodwa lokhu akunconywa kancane.

Okwesibili, umuntu kuzofanele akwenze ukunikeza izingxenye ezihlukene zomzimba wakhe ndawonye, ​​ukuze abe sesimweni esifanele sokuzindla futhi akhulule ingqondo yakhe. I-Zazen ingenziwa yedwa noma ngeqembu. Izikhathi zokuzindla ze-Zen ayenziwa isinyathelo ngesinyathelo, kuwumkhuba osheshayo owenza umqondo kulesi sikhathi samanje.

Isimo se-zazen

Umgogodla kufanele uqonde futhi uhambisane nekhanda. Ingxenye engenhla yomzimba kanye namahlombe kufanele ikhululeke. Kubalulekile ukugcina amehlo akho evulekile, engozini yokulala. Isandla sokudla kufanele sibekwe phezu kwesisu, izintende phezulu. Kuyafana nangesandla sokunxele, okumele sihlangane nesokudla. Izithupha zezandla zombili zihlangene futhi umlomo uvaliwe. Amadolo nomsila kuthinta phansi.

Uma umuntu ese-zazen, okubalulekile wukuqinisekisa ukuzinza kwesihlalo.

Ukuphefumula

Ku-zazen, kunakwa kakhulu ukukhishwa komphefumulo okufanele kuzuze ukujula ngokwemvelo. Lokhu kuvumela umuntu ukuba aphumule futhi ahlanze ingqondo yakhe. Ngokuqondene nokuphefumulelwa, kufushane futhi akubalulekile kunokuphelelwa yisikhathi. Ukuphefumula kufanele kube okuzenzakalelayo, kwemvelo futhi kungalawulwa.

Ngokungafani nezinye izinhlobo zokuzindla, umuntu akufanele agxile emizweni nasemibonweni yakhe. Kufanele agxile kuphela ekugcineni isimo futhi angacabangi nganoma yini. Kujwayelekile ukuthi kuvele imicabango noma izithombe ezingafuneki. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, lowo muntu kufanele ayeke futhi angabanaki. Kubalulekile futhi ukuhlala uzinzile, ngisho noma kubuhlungu. Kancane kancane, umuntu uzothola ibhalansi ephelele ezomvumela ukuthi adedele ngokuphelele.