What is the Hara? What is the importance of the navel in our body/mind relationship? RELATED VIDEO ▶️ Understanding Zen through the Tale of The Samurai and The Tea Master: https://youtu.be/3XK8wG7pPbk?sub_confirmation=1 ▶️ To download the podcast follow the link: https://www.jasoncain.net/podcasts/with-podcast ▶️ You can read the same audio in blog format: https://www.jasoncain.net/blogs/with-blog Hello and welcome to the Ancient wisdom modern mind podcast and today I would like to share about the Hara and aims to clear up a few misconceptions surrounding what the Hara is and now it connects to other spiritual concepts. Hara character is common to Chinese and Japanese. Abdomen should not be translated as "stomach" to avoid confusing it with the organ. In the Japanese medical tradition and in Japanese martial arts traditions, the word Hara is used as a technical term for a specific area or energy field of the body. An alternative Japanese reading of the character is Hufu, the Chinese reading is Fu. The word TanDen comes from Japanese, meaning “center of the body”. In the Eastern traditions, this means the physical center of gravity for the human body and by extension the seat of one’s internal energy. In the Japanese martial arts, it is believed that when the “inner center” moves in a certain direction, all parts of the body will follow. For example, if only one’s foot moves, the rest of the body will not necessarily cooperate and participate in the action. However, if your inner center moves, all the organs in the body will function in sync with one another. The physical space where the Hara or Tanden is located is directly behind the navel, inside the body, closer to the spine than the navel. This is where we experience the paradox of the Hara, “It can be felt, but cannot be touched. It can be realized but cannot be known”. Yet through the practice of no mind, the practitioner can become a living breathe in the deepest sense of the word the whole being is harmonized, uplifted, integrated, made One-all-consuming living movement. There is a little confusion, about the precise location and this is again probably related to some people mistakenly connecting the Hara and the Sacral Chakra. When you’re trying to feel or sense the Hara, the precise details of the Hara’s location is not so important, since your only focusing on trying to feel your center and settling into this center, think in terms of the Hara as a three dimensional area of varying size inside the abdomen, and not as a point on the abdomen. In practical terms you should think of settling your energy down into the Tanden or finding your center and focusing your breathing into this center. For this reason at a beginner’s level ones Zazen meditation practice guides the mind to focus on the Tanden. It can take many years of practice for some, but this is depending on the level of effort you give to your meditation practice. To understand the Hara please listen to the podcast till the end without skipping. If you have any question please let me know at comment section. If you like the video, please SUBSCRIBE and don't forget to press the bell ?, ? like, comment and share. Stay safe. -------------------------- ▶️ Please Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/JasonCain999?sub_confirmation=1 -------------------------- ▶️ SUPPORT MY WORK: • Buying me a Coffee: https://www.jasoncain.net/supporter • Donate (Bitcoin): 14buGqYXMLKx9HezSVPfafjydMahn8JNma • Donate (Ethereum): 0x2b99e9e2ae7d0fc9113c5362249ada2401be4173 • Donate (ADA): DdzFFzCqrhsvuYLa4h98PbxBcj6zFqhQJNoreXsXne2pfecjcUAb4i3dAWWEtyxVmcT36SXq85odKfTQ4thCxm1YCRxzkoTNm1vSBE3E • Donate (DOGE): DTULJttqsvUfEVkzxeHpMsrJ6o5b4taGoS ------------------- ▶️ Follow ME on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AncientWisdom.JasonCain ▶️ Read My Blog: https://www.jasoncain.net ▶️ Get My Books: https://www.jasoncain.net/books-audios/books ------------------- ▶️ My Podcast • Main website Podcast: https://www.jasoncain.net/podcasts • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2tSiNvt ------------------- ▶️ Other Videos: • Guided Grounding Meditation: https://youtu.be/4tChCMud9Mk • Tips for staying awake during a mindfulness meditation: https://youtu.be/LEfIcVM345M • Buddhist Beliefs: https://youtu.be/2yocqg83Qek • The Time Syntax: https://youtu.be/LWvFA1-92tU -------------------------- ▶️ Creative Commons (CC) license and Video hive Regular License ▶️ BACKGROUND MUSIC: • Japanese Background Music: https://peritune.com/blog/2015/11/21/sakuya/ ▶️ IMAGE SOURCE: • Symbol of yin-yang: https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vectors/vectors-by_longquattro -------------------------- #hara #chakra #spiritualconcepts #tanden #heartchakra #mindfulness #meditation #jasoncain ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEnS_lLKpCs

How Long Should You Meditate For? Are you uncertain about how long you should meditate? ▶️ You can read the same audio in blog format: https://jasoncain.net/blogs/hlsym-blog ▶️ To download the podcast follow the link: https://jasoncain.net/podcasts/hlsym-podcast Hello, and welcome to the Ancient wisdom modern mind podcast and today I’m going to be answering some common questions about how much time you should spend in meditation every day and how much meditation is too much, and I’ll also indirectly address how much meditation is too little for anyone who is wondering that. With more time on our hands than ever before, many people are trying new things these days, including meditation. When you Google meditation, though, the results you get can be not just contradictory but downright confusing. If you’ve been practicing for a while, but are struggling, the multitude of answers you find can make you question if the reason for your struggle is that you’re not meditating for the right amount of time or too often or not often enough. Naturally, one could argue that mine is just another opinion in a sea of opinions. And while that is true to a degree, I’m also hoping that my opinion as a meditation teacher can help ease your mind a little. There are several benefits of meditation. Some of these benefits can begin to be felt with a single five minute meditation session. Explore the world of meditation, however, and you find a lot of variety. You can find guided meditations that vary from just 1 to 3 minutes up to an hour or more. Consistency is the key here. Ideally, I would suggest that you meditate every day. It doesn’t have to take up very much of your day. Even if you can’t manage daily meditations, choose a schedule that you can stay consistent with and is consistency of meditating will develop the habit of meditation. In this podcast I’m also going to address the vital question, “Can you meditate too much?” please listen to the podcast until the end to get a full understanding about these important questions. If you have any questions please drop it in the comment section. If you like the video, please SUBSCRIBE and don't forget to press the bell ?, ? like, comment and share. Stay safe. -------------------------- ▶️ Please Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFUhG8bQNgTiUhopYP5mQng ▶️ You can support my work: https://www.jasoncain.net/supporter -------------------------- ▶️ Follow ME on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AncientWisdom.JasonCain ▶️ Read My Blog: https://www.jasoncain.net ▶️ Get My Books: https://www.jasoncain.net/books-audios/books -------------------------- ▶️ My PodCast • Main website Podcast: https://www.jasoncain.net/podcasts • Spotify: https://ope ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3pDVil1rus