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We have created an explanatory video for beginners, hoping that it will be of some help to you about Zazen, which Chief Priest Yokota Nanrei has been studying thoroughly for over 45 years. We hope that it will be of some help to you before participating in an online Zazen session or for Zazen at home. For your first Zazen session, we will explain in three parts: "How to cross your legs," "How to adjust your upper body," and "How to adjust your breathing." This video is the full version. In part 1, "How to cross your legs," we will explain how to "stand your hips vertically," which is important in Zazen, and how to cross your legs as the foundation for this. In part 2, "How to adjust your upper body," we will explain how to adjust your upper body from the center so that you can naturally take deep breaths in Zazen. In part 3, "How to adjust your breathing," we will not be conscious of "trying to adjust," but will instead look at your breathing, which is something that always happens naturally. Just by looking at and feeling whether you are breathing in or out, your mind will mysteriously become calm. We will explain how to adjust your mind through breathing. Please take a look when you have time. [Table of contents] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 : Introduction 03:22 : How to cross your legs 23:30 : How to adjust your upper body 37:56 : How to regulate your breathing 55:09 : Conclusion 56:33 : Examples (chair, seiza, zazen) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [First time zazen] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Full version: • [First time zazen] Full version Part 1 "How to cross your legs": • [First time zazen] Part 1: How to cross your legs Part 2 "How to adjust your upper body": • [First time zazen] Part 2: How to adjust your upper body Part 3 "How to regulate your breathing": • [First time zazen] Part 3: How to regulate your breathing ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ■Official websitehttps://www.engakuji.or.jp ■Diary of the chief priest's attendanthttps://www.engakuji.or.jp/blog/ ■Special Opening of the National Treasure Shariden Hall • Special Opening of the National Treasure Shariden Hall ■Prayer - Praying for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic • Prayer - Praying for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic Master Yokota Nanrei, Head Priest of the Engakuji School of the Rinzai Sect ■Instagram / engakuji_kamakura ■Twitter / engakujik ----------------------------------------------------------------------- #Zazen, #Zen, #Kamakura, #Engakuji, #FirstZazen