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This 4 page paper examines the differences between Zen and Tibetan Buddhism. This paper considers the goals of each practice, as well as how each is practiced. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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is a contemplative practice, and meditation is a constant process. One does not finally "arrive" at any particular destination, but is rewarded with varying degrees of peace and self-knowledge.
Just as there are many paths leading to the same destination, so too are there different ways to achieve enlightenment through the art of meditation. Two of the
most notable methods are through Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, both of which are vitally linked to the acquisition of inner stillness. Thich
Nhat Hanh is a Buddhist monk, and advocates the practice of mediation in order that we may be peaceful with ourselves and, in this way, may help to bring about
peace in the world (Hanh, 1998). The point, according to Hanh, is to be mindful of the moment, and to live fully in the present, since neither past nor
future actually exists (or ever will) (Hanh, 1998). Hanh believes that a peaceful society depends upon the individual triumphs of people to overcome their own personal struggles, and to
fully internalize the reality that peace begins with each individual (Hanh, 1998). We tend to postpone being alive to the future, the distant future, we dont know
when. Now is the moment to be alive. We may never be alive at all in our entire life. Therefore, the technique, if we have to speak
of a technique, is to be in the present moment, to be aware that we are here and now, and the only moment to be alive is the present moment
(Hanh, 1998, p. 6). Hanh outlines the methods of conscious breathing (Hanh, 1998). Essentially, Hanh says that by
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