Understanding
Zazen Space
Often, I am asked, ‘Why Zazen Space?’, ‘What does it mean?’
So here I explain to you what ‘Zazen Space’ means. And why I chose this name.
What is Zazen Space?
Zazen Space is not just a name.
It is a concept, a practice, a place and a result all in one.
Zazen.
Verb
The doing of non-doing.
Zazen is the doing. The practice itself.
Zazen is the process, the action, the unfolding. Zazen is Our Offering.
It is what you actively engage in. The act of turning up for each session. Your active engagement, through meditation or therapeutic practices. Through the simple act of sitting. Observing.
Yet the engagement is in stillness. It is not about forcing or achieving. It is about sitting, watching, non-judgemental, and allowing what needs to unfold, to unfold.
Zazen is the process, the intentional act of presence, the practice that helps expand awareness and clarity.
Space.
Noun.
The Being.
Space is the environment where Zazen happens. The space we create which enables and catalyses the alchemy.
This is a dual space.
The physical space in which the act of Zazen is done.
The Becoming.
But it is more than the physical space.
It is also the internal space. Ours. And Yours.
It is the container for the practice. Our Space.
And the space which emerges inside you. Your Space.
Hence, Space is more than just the physical space and internal space.
The Result.
Space is also the outcome. Space is what is created within you as a result of the Zazen practice. As a result of turning up with consistency and courage for each session of Our Offerings.
It is the internal expansion that emerges as you engage in Zazen. It is the sacred openness, the inner freedom, the gradual expansion of your awareness and consciousness.
Shiva Space.
Indefinable.
The Infinite…
This is The Shiva Space or The Shiva Consciousness. The all encompassing. The one with many names. And yet unnamable.
Zazen Space.
Noun.
The Complete Process.
The bigger picture is to take baby steps toward merging into the Shiva Space.
Ultimately, both the space we are creating within, and the space we are expanding into, is the Shiva space. The all-encompassing, infinite space. Each one of us is a small, isolated space within that vastness, often blocked off from being one with it, by only our mind.
Lose
Everything.
Find Your
Self.
The more you lose, the more you find.
Through Our Offerings, through Zazen, bit by bit, we rid the mind of its clutter, its burdens, helping you expand toward that infinite space. The Shiva Space.
You do not become it in one go, but wherever you are now, wherever your starting point, we help you grow, expand, and merge further into that wholeness.
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* [Zazen is the practice of seated meditation central to Zen Buddhism, which involves sitting in a stable, upright posture with rhythmic breathing and an open, relaxed, and focused mind. The goal is not to clear the mind but to observe thoughts and sensations without judgment, returning focus to the breath whenever the mind wanders. A key aspect is cultivating a state of “just sitting,” allowing for the insight into one’s true nature and the temporary nature of all things.]