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The benefits of Zazen Meditation are many. Its affects have been shown to positively impact all areas of life including physical, spiritual and in a neural / mental calming, harmonizing and strengthening context. The list below are some of the well known benefits of Zazen meditation.

100 Benefits of Zazen Meditation

Physiological benefits

1- Improves oxygen consumption/ decreases respiratory rate 2- increases blood flow and slows the heart rate 3- increases exercise tolerance 4- leads to a deeper level of physical relaxation 5- good for people with high blood pressure 6- reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate 7- decreases muscle tension 8- helps in chronic diseases like allergies, arthritis etc. 9- reduces pre-menstrual symptoms 10- helps in post-operative healing 11. strengthens the nervous system 12- enhances the immune system 13- reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress 14- enhances energy, strength and vigor 15- helps with weight loss (less emotional eating) 16- reduction of free radicals, less tissue damage 17- higher skin resistance 18- drop in cholesterol levels, lowers risk of cardiovascular disease 19- improved flow of air to the lungs resulting in easier breathing 20- decreases the aging process 21- higher levels of DHEAS (Dehydroepiandrosterone) 22- prevented, slowed orcontrolled pain of chronic diseases 23- makes you sweat less 24- may help in curing headaches & migraines 25- greater orderliness of brain functioning 26- reduced need for medical care 27- less energy wasted 28- more inclined to sports, activities 29- significant relief from asthma 30- improved performance in athletic events 31- normalizes to your ideal weight 32- harmonizes our endocrine system 33- greater groundedness 34- produces lasting beneficial changes in brain electrical activity 35- may help in curing infertility (the stresses of infertility can interfere with the release of hormones that regulate ovulation).

Neural / mental calming, harmonizing and strengthening benefits

peaceful, meditative lifestyle. With such a huge list of benefits, the question to ask yourself is, “Why am I not meditating yet? Join our Zazen Meditation Circle and experience the benefits for yourself.

Note: It needs to be emphasized that the effects of Zazen meditation will become apparent in relation to the intensity of meditation. In other words, occasional meditation can only produce relatively few of these elements, while regular Zazen meditation and Zen Life Practice, especially under the guidance of a Zen teacher will produce most if not all of these benefits.

This list was compiled from an original blog posting by Frederic Premji and has been edited and expanded on. Mind has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you took on limitations and became the mind. Zen is simply the practice of coming back home. Zen and Zazen Meditation: On a Deeper Note

There is no mysticism in Zen meditation. At our Zen centre Zazen meditation is used merely as a tool and a science of mind that transcends psychology. Not only does it help a person understand more deeply their true nature, it also teaches one how to uproot the cause of suffering at a deep level and gain mastery over the mind. With practice, the heart opens and addictions, ill will and cravings start to fall away. People from many different religious and cultural backgrounds study Zen. It serves a great need. Ultimately, world peace can only be achieved if we first establish peace within our own minds.

When the student is ready, with proper guidance, the original inner peace and purity of mind can be brought fourth, regardless of religion or creed. The problems of mental impurities is not sectarian and as such, the remedy can’t be sectarian. When the mind is at peace, the world is at peace. Zen is Universal. All wrong doings arise because of the mind. With our thoughts, we make (or destroy) the world. If mind (heart) is transformed, can wrong doing remain?

“There is a bright pearl within me, Buried for a long time under dust. Today, the dust is gone and the light radiates, Shining through all the mountains and rivers.” – Zen Master Yueh of Ch’a-ling